The woman was attacked by the man and set alight while walking in Sydney. Photo / Thinkstock
The woman was attacked by the man and set alight while walking in Sydney. Photo / Thinkstock
A woman was heard screaming after she was set alight by a man while walking through Sydney.
The 33-year-old was walking along Regent Street in Chippendale about 9.45pm local time last night when a man approached her and set her alight.
"A man followed her down the laneway, chasedafter her and set her alight. She was screaming, obviously in pain," Acting Inspector Sam Crisafulli told ABC radio on Friday.
He said bystanders had seen the attack and rushed to her aid.
"They have taken her inside and attempted to extinguish the flames with water."
The woman was rushed inside a nearby business, believed to be a brothel, where an employee extinguished the flames.
Paramedics treated her for severe burns to her upper body, before taking her to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital where she is in a critical but stable condition, Mr Crisafulli said.
