NSW man accused of setting fire to wife
A man who allegedly splashed petrol on his wife's clothes and set her alight in Sydney has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Emergency services found the 30-year-old woman suffering burns to her left leg and left hand when they went to a home in Liverpool on Saturday evening.
The woman was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to Liverpool Hospital.
Police arrested a 36-year-old man at the home and have charged him with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
He will appear in Parramatta Bail Court on Sunday. Police will allege the man splashed petrol over his wife's clothing before lighting a cigarette, which set her clothing alight.
Police have been told the woman was released from hospital a short time ago after treatment.
