Police seek suspect who set a man on fire

[17 June 2008]

Police are looking for a man who was seen running away from a serious assault in Surrey in which a victim was set alight.

The victim was burned outside an address in Templedene Aveneue, Staines, on Saturday and remains in critical condition at St. Peter's Hospital. Police said a slim man wearing dark clothing was seen running down an alley leading to the Berryscroft Road, Arnold Road and Elizabeth Avenue area. Police are carrying out a forensic examination of the scene, searching for clues related to the attack.

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Dean Lawrence RICE

Offence: Other crime

RICE was convicted in his absence of conspiracy to kidnap and falsely imprison.

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