A man arrested on suspicion of setting a homeless woman on fire while she slept on a Van Nuys bus bench is believed to be mentally ill, police said.
Suspect In Homeless Woman's Burning Is Mentally Ill, Police Say
By Ashley Powers, Bob Pool and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times
Fri, 12/28/2012 - 9:36am
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