A WOMAN set on fire while on a bus in a suspected hate crime has died from her injuries.
Police have launched a murder investigation after the woman in her 20s was attacked by another passenger while travelling to work in Toronto, Canada.
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Cops allege a man poured a liquid over her shortly after midday on June 17 before setting her alight.
The attacker then fled the scene as others on the bus rushed to extinguish the blaze and help the woman, who worked as a carer.
She was dashed to hospital in a critical condition with horrifying “life-altering” second and third-degree burns.
A 33-year-old man was arrested in what police described as a suspected hate crime.
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Officer Alex Li said: “The man was alleged to have poured some type of liquid substance or an accelerant on this woman and then ignited that substance, causing a fire and causing the female victim to burn.”
The man, Tenzin Norbu, was charged with attempted murder, assault with a weapon, common nuisance endangering the lives, safety or health of the public, and mischief over $5,000 (£4,100) interfering with property.
Tragically, the woman died this week from her shocking injuries.
Police say Norbu’s charges will now be updated following her death.
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Cops have described the attack as “random” and an “isolated incident” but said “the investigation is being treated as a suspected hate-motivated offence”.
Following the harrowing incident, the victim’s sister, Dawa, launched a fundraising page, saying her sibling had suffered “full thickness burns, is in critical condition, and under life support”.
Dawa said her sister was one the way to work “as a professional caregiver when she was attacked by a stranger who threw lighter fluid on her and set her on fire.”
She added: “My sister is a caregiver who has lived a life of service to others.
“At this point, we really need support from all of you on her long journey ahead.”
