Screams filled the air at a Princes Town home shortly after 6 pm yesterday, as a man doused his male relative with gasoline and set him ablaze.
However, the flame ignited so quickly that the perpetrator also suffered severe burns to his body. Both men were rushed to the San Fernando General Hospital (SFGH) where they were undergoing emergency treatment late yesterday.
Reports were sketchy up to last night, but police said a dispute over a family-owned property between the two men led to the incident.
Police said one of the men was in the process of demolishing the family-owned building when another approached with a cutlass. However, the men grabbed a can of gasoline and doused the would be cutlass attacker before setting him on fire. But the flames quickly ignited, injuring both men, who were said to be in serious condition at hospital.
Princes Town police are continuing investigations. (YW)