Women charged after man set ablaze in downtown London

London Police Service Headquarters in London, Ont., Sunday, April 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne (Nicole Osborne/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Two women have been charged after a person was lit on fire.

Around 9 a.m. on Monday, police said a man was sitting in the 200 block of Wellington Street near York Street when a woman approached him, pouring a liquid on him.

According to police, the woman then poured hand sanitizer on the man, ignited the liquids on fire, and walked away — a second woman approached the man, kicked an item that was on fire directly under his legs and left the area.

Emergency services were called in and the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Some items that belonged to him were also damaged.

Police said the victim and suspects were known to each other and two women were arrested around 1 p.m.

A 33 year old and 37 year old, both of Muncey, were jointly charged with aggravated assault, mischief under $5,000 and cause bodily harm, by criminal negligence.