

A man who set his mother on fire was arrested on charge of murder, police in Vietnam’s southern province of Trà Vinh said Tuesday.
The incident occurred at around 5.30 pm on February 24, when Dương Quốc Trung, 21, allegedly poured petrol over his mother, Nguyễn Ngọc Phương Lan, 45, and ignited it.
Witnesses nearby quickly intervened, using fire extinguishers to put out the flames, however, Trung reportedly chased them away and prevented them from coming in near to help the victim.
The neighbours eventually managed to subdue Trung and rushed the victim to a local hospital for emergency treatment. Due to the severity of her burns, Lan was later transferred to Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City for further care.