A man remains in a critical condition in hospital after suffering burns in an apparent punishment attack in east London.
The victim, aged 20, was ambushed by at least two men who covered him with petrol and set him alight in his car.Officers called to St George's Road, Upton, found the man in the street. He was taken to an east London hospital and has since been transferred to a specialist burns unit where his condition remains critical.Detectives are investigating whether the Asian man was attacked as revenge for a domestic matter. The victim is thought to have known his assailants.
They believe the attack took place moments after the man parked his green Honda Prelude in the street.Police, firefighters and paramedics raced to the scene after a resident reported a man on fire at about 6.10am last Thursday.An Asian male, described as in his early 20s and wearing a grey tracksuit top and bottoms, was seen running away.Det Insp Sam Faulkner, of the Forest Gate violent crime unit, said:
"This was a very nasty attack and the victim remains in a critical condition."We are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward and would particularly like to hear from anyone who saw the suspect making off."Two men, aged 20 and 21, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and released on bail.
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