A man has been charged after a woman was allegedly set on fire by a stranger in broad daylight.
Police allege the woman was approached by a man on Carmody Place in Bunbury, about 175km south of Perth, at about 3.50pm on Monday.
The Bunbury man, who was not known to the woman, allegedly threw a flammable liquid over her before setting her alight.
She suffered serious injuries and was taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital for treatment.
Bunbury detectives arrested a 40-year-old local man on Tuesday and charged him with one count of grievous bodily harm.
He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear before Bunbury Magistrates Court on December 3.
A man has been charged after allegedly setting a woman on fire in a shocking attack in Western Australia
Police allege the woman was approached by a man unknown to her on Carmody Place in Bunbury about 3.50pm on Monday, November 2
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