Woman, 34, Seriously Injured After Man Allegedly Sets Her on Fire Following 'Altercation': Police

Mar. 15, 2025

Beenleigh Magistrates Court in Queensland, Australia.Photo:Google Maps

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On Saturday, Jan. 18 at around 7:45 a.m. local time, police and emergency services were called to a home in the Brisbane suburb of Kingston, where a woman was found with “burns to her body,” an initial Queensland Policereleasestated.Anupdateconfirmed a 36-year-old man from Kingston had been charged with attempted murder after allegedly producing a lighter and setting “a 34-year-old woman on fire.”

The second release added that police initially responded to reports of an “altercation” at the scene involving a man and a woman.

An ambulance was called to deal with the woman’s injuries.Getty

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The outlet stated the case had been heard briefly in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Monday, Jan. 20, but the suspect wasn’t in attendance. Bail was opposed, per police.

The suspect reportedly “poured an accelerant” on the victim before setting her on fire, according to7 News, which stated he was the victim’s former partner.

Police were called to the scene after reports of an ‘altercation’.Getty

The victim’s mother, Alison Rakuraku, said she was “numb” and “devastated” following the attack on her daughter, per the outlet.

“But she’s strong, so we will be strong for our girl,” Rakuraku told the publication.

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AGoFundMepage set up to raise money for the family said Otton-Rakuraku is “the eldest daughter in a family of seven” and is a mother to “two beautiful teenage boys.”

“As you can imagine the unbearable pain that has been put on the family it is my hope that enough funds will be raised to take some stress off the family,” it added.

The page had raised just over $19,836 (almost $32,000 AUD) as of Monday, Jan. 20.

Per ABC, the suspect will appear in court in March.

source: people.com