Woman, 80, pictured as police hunt for attacker who deliberately ‘set her on fire’

Police are appealing for information after 80-year-old Brenda Raymond was found on fire in a communal area outside her home in Caractacus Cottage View. Detectives believe she was attacked as she returned home and may have been deliberately set alight using an accelerant; she remains in a critical condition.

The incident was reported at 12.47pm on Monday, 9 November, and Raymond was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Evidence also suggests flammable liquid may have been poured through another property’s letterbox. Police ask anyone with relevant information, CCTV or dash-cam footage to contact them, quoting Operation Tibbin, or Crimestoppers anonymously.