Homeless senior set on fire in LA as she sleeps on bench

[Hum]

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? For more than 10 years, the homeless woman slept on the same plastic bus stop bench at a busy intersection in the San Fernando Valley, no matter how cold it was or if it was raining.

The 67-year-old, described by one church volunteer who saw her regularly as the "sweetest lady on the street," was nestled in her regular spot early Thursday when the unthinkable happened: A man came out of a nearby drug store, doused her with a flammable liquid and set her ablaze.

"He just poured it all over the old lady," Ipina told reporters at the scene. "Then he threw the match on her and started running."

She was taken to a hospital, where she was listed in critical condition.

Witness Erickson Ipina called 911, and police arrested Dennis Petillo, 24, a short time later. He was booked for investigation of attempted murder and was held on $500,000 bail.

"There was no incident or dispute or clear motivation for this horrific attack. He did not know his victim. It defies explanation," Albanese said. "He is not of sound mind. ... The motive is mental illness."

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[Growled Member]

Just crazy and sick. We seem to have a lot of that going on these days.

[FloatingFatMan]

Ban alcohol! And Matches! And homeless people!

((Also, sick ******!))

[123456789A]

Ban mental illnesses.

[Growled Member]

Pretty soon there ain't going to be anything else to ban. What do we do then?

[hooko22]

I hope they bugger that guy to death with a cheese grater!

[Anibal P]

Not surprised it happened in LA, you'd think that as Hippy friendly and Liberal the city is that things like this would not happen, yet here we are

[Hum]

Pretty soon there ain't going to be anything else to ban. What do we do then?

aliens

[Growled Member]

^ I'm all for that. :D