Man Doused With Gas And Set On Fire Dies In Hospital
Posted May 21, 2009 12:00 pm.
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It was a terrible crime and a terrible outcome.
And now it’s become a terrible way to die.
A Toronto resident is dead, the city’s 20 th homicide of 2009 and his demise came in an especially gruesome and painful way. On Wednesday night, he was doused with gasoline and set on fire in a home at 20 Jasper Ave., in the Black Creek Drive and Weston Road area.
By the time paramedics arrived, he’d suffered agonizing burns to 75 per cent of his body. The victim was rushed for emergency treatment but his wounds were too great and he succumbed in hospital.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and an autopsy is scheduled into the death.
A 32-year-old man is under arrest and is facing charges, although police have yet to say what led to the argument. If you know anything about this case, call (416) 808-7385 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (416) 222-TIPS (8477).
