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California cops charge Fresno woman, 48, with attempted murder, after she poured gasoline over man sitting in a park, then set him on fire after an argument

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Patricia Castillo, 48, is accused of setting the man on fire on Thursday night in Sanger, near Fresno, about 9pm

She was arrested alongside her accomplice, Leonard Hawkins, 43, who is accused of providing her with the gasoline used for the accelerant

Footage shows Castillo walk up to the victim, throw a cupful of gas on him before sparking a lighter and setting the man alight

Hawkins is accused by police of supplying Castillo with the gasoline 

e pair were arrested for attempted murder, arson and conspiracy 

Patricia Castillo, [left], of Sanger, California, has been charged with attempted murder after setting a  man alight. Leonard Hawkins, [right], is accused of providing the gasoline to Castillo. He is also facing attempted murder charges

Police in Fresno, California arrested a 48-year-old woman after viewing footage that showed her dousing a man with gasoline as he sat in a park, before she turned him into a human torch. Patricia Castillo is accused of setting the man on fire on Thursday night in Sanger, near Fresno, about 9pm. 
She was arrested along with her accomplice, Leonard Hawkins, 43, who is accused of providing her with the accelerant. 
Officers from the Sanger Police Department were called to the park and found the man with severe burns to the upper half of his body. 

Patricia Castillo, seen walking up to the man as he sits on the grass, and then throwing a cupful of gasoline over him, taking a lighter out of her pocket and setting him on fire

In surveillance video of the attack, Castillo can we seen walking up to the man as he was siting on the grass, and then throwing a cupful of gasoline over him. 
The pair are then seen arguing, at which point Castillo is seen taking a lighter out of her pocket. 
The man is seen backing away from her, but moments later Castillo places her lighter close to his shirt and he is instantly engulfed in flames. 
It’s unclear whether Castillo knew the man. 

A man and a woman have been arrested after setting a woman could be seen setting a man on fire in a park in Sangers, near Fresno, California
Sanger Police Department reviewed footage from security cameras which allegedly saw Castillo walking up to the victim and throwing liquid on him before sparking a lighter and setting the man alight
The pair were arrested and booked for attempted murder, arson and conspiracy. The man was immediately taken to hospital and is expected to survive  after suffering upper body burns

‘Investigators used video surveillance and witness statements to identify Patricia Castillo and Leonard Hawkins as the suspects,’ the Sanger Police Department said in a statement released on social media. 
‘The video shows Castillo approaching the victim and throwing a liquid from a cup onto him, and she and the victim appear to argue before Castillo sparks a lighter and lights the victim on fire. 
‘Further investigation revealed that Leonard Hawkins had provided the accelerant used to light the victim on fire to Castillo.’ 
The man was immediately taken to hospital and is expected to recover from his injuries.
Both Castillo and Hawkins were taken into custody without incident and face multiple felony charges including attempted murder, arson and conspiracy. 

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