Man to face charges for allegedly trying to set 12-year-old boy on fire on bus |
Prosecutors are preparing to indict a man who allegedly tried to set a 12-year-old boy on fire as they traveled on a bus earlier this month, due to a feud with the child’s father, Israel Police said in a statement Wednesday.
While headed by bus to the ultra-Orthodox settlement of Beitar Illit on February 1, the suspect approached the boy and pulled out a large plastic bottle filled with gasoline, which he had purchased the night before from a gas station.
He doused the boy in the flammable liquid and then attempted to set him on fire with a pocket lighter, but was unsuccessful, police said. The boy sustained minor injuries to his arms as he tried to fend off his attacker.
Upon realizing what was going on, the driver stopped the bus to allow passengers to escape in case of a fire.
The suspect tried to flee the scene along with the passengers, but was caught by IDF forces........