According to the police and the public prosecutor's office, a 31-year-old man set a woman on fire in a cemetery in the Wittenberg district, who was seriously injured as a result.
He is said to have suddenly run to two women aged 68 and 93 at Bad Schmiedeberg in Saxony-Anhalt on Wednesday, as the investigators said.
The 31-year-old poured a liquid over the younger and set it on fire.
The older one fell.
Witnesses rushed to the aid of the women.
The 68-year-old was taken to hospital in a helicopter with severe burns.
The 93-year-old was slightly injured.
The police immediately arrested the 31-year-old.
At the request of the prosecutor, the man was temporarily placed in a psychiatric hospital on Thursday.
The public prosecutor and the police in Dessau-Roßlau announced that he was being investigated for attempted murder.
At first, the man's motive and whether the women knew him remained unclear.
kha / dpa / AFP
