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Police have released images of man who allegedly tried to set an indigenous mum and her daughter alight with a makeshift flamethrower as detectives ramp up their search for the attacker.
The 40-year-old woman and her teenage daughter were approached by the man, who had a white swastika painted on his forehead, in the southeast Perth suburb of Gosnells on Saturday night as they walked home, according to police.
He allegedly yelled racial obscenities at the woman before attempting to burn her with a makeshift flamethrower made using a can of deodorant and a lighter, inflicting minor arm injuries.
Police have now released CCTV footage of the alleged offender walking across the Gosnells IGA car park around the time of the assault.
Updated February 25, 2021
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A man with a swastika on his forehead who allegedly attacked an Aboriginal woman and her teenage daughter with a makeshift flamethrower has been arrested and charged.
WA Police allege the man, 36, approached the 40-year-old woman and her 15-year-old daughter near Corfield Shopping Centre in Gosnells, south of Perth, last Saturday evening.
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