Acts intending to maim charge, Edmonton
Detectives have charged a man with acts intended to maim after a woman sustained burns in an incident at an Edmonton home yesterday evening.
Around 6.30pm, a woman aged in her 60s sustained burns to the left side of her body after an accelerant was allegedly poured near her and then lit.
The woman was transported to a hospital in Cairns for treatment to non-life-threatening injuries.
A 67-year-old Edmonton man has been charged with one count of acts intended to maim and one count of endangering property by fire.
He is due to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court today.
The man and woman are known to each other.
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