Overview

• Arson and Explosives Squad detectives arrested the 41-year-old man at the View Street scene and charged him with attempted murder.
• Police allege the suspect threw flammable liquid over the 35-year-old woman at about 6:40 am Thursday before igniting it.
• The victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening burns and remains in critical but stable condition.
• He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on November 7.
• Authorities have directed those affected by domestic or assault-related violence to specialist support services, including the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service.