Man charged following arson attack in Glenroy

Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad have charged a man following an alleged arson attack in Glenroy yesterday.

The charges follow an incident where it will be alleged the man threw a flammable substance over a woman before igniting it at outside a property on View Street about 6.40am.

A 35-year-old Glenroy woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, where she remains in a critical but stable condition.

The parties are known to each other.

A 41-year-old Glenroy man was arrested at the scene.

He has since been charged with attempted murder and has been remanded to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 7 November.

Katherine McLeod

Media Unit

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