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<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#332626;font-size:14px"><strong>Patricia Castillo, 48, is accused of setting the man on fire on Thursday night in Sanger, near Fresno, about 9pm </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#332626;font-size:14px"><strong>She was arrested alongside her accomplice, Leonard Hawkins, 43, who is accused of providing her with the gasoline used for the accelerant </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#332626;font-size:14px"><strong>Footage shows Castillo walk up to the victim, throw a cupful of gas on him before sparking a lighter and setting the man alight </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#332626;font-size:14px"><strong>Hawkins is accused by police of supplying Castillo with the gasoline ; </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#332626;font-size:14px"><strong>e pair were arrested for attempted murder, arson and conspiracy </strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Patricia-Castillo-left-and-Leonard-Hawkins-right-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-412078"/><figcaption><strong>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</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">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. <br>She was arrested along with her accomplice, Leonard Hawkins, 43, who is accused of providing her with the accelerant. <br>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. </p>



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</div><figcaption><strong>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</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">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. <br>The pair are then seen arguing, at which point Castillo is seen taking a lighter out of her pocket. <br>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. <br>It&#8217;s unclear whether Castillo knew the man. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Patricia-Castillo-sets-man-on-fire-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-412067" width="841" height="570"/><figcaption><strong>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 </strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Patricia-Castillo-sets-man-on-fire-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-412072" width="838" height="709"/><figcaption><strong>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</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Patricia-Castillo-sets-man-on-fire-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-412070" width="841" height="586"/><figcaption><strong>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</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8216;Investigators used video surveillance and witness statements to identify Patricia Castillo and Leonard Hawkins as the suspects,&#8217; the Sanger Police Department said in a statement released on social media. <br>&#8216;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. <br>&#8216;Further investigation revealed that Leonard Hawkins had provided the accelerant used to light the victim on fire to Castillo.&#8217; <br>The man was immediately taken to hospital and is expected to recover from his injuries. <br>Both Castillo and Hawkins were taken into custody without incident and face multiple felony charges including attempted murder, arson and conspiracy. </p>

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
