13 Aug 2011

Teenager doused in petrol, set on fire at party

2:46 pm on 13 August 2011

A Hastings teenager is recovering in hospital after having petrol poured on him and then being set on fire.

The boy was taken to Hawke's Bay Regional Hospital where he was in a serious but stable condition in the intensive care unit.

Police say that on returning home from the party at about 2am on Saturday, the teenager told his mother he had had petrol poured over him at the party and was set alight.

Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy and charged him with wounding with intent to cause grevious bodily harm.