Man Faces Murder Charge After Woman Set on Fire on Toronto Bus

Man Faces Murder Charge After Woman Set on Fire on Toronto Bus
Police tape is shown in Toronto on May 2, 2017. Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press
Andrew Chen
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A first-degree murder charge has been laid against a man after a woman was set on fire on a Toronto bus and died of her injuries weeks later.

The fatal alleged assault of Nyima Dolma occurred on June 17 at around 12:20 p.m. aboard a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus near the Kipling Subway Station area, according to a statement released by Toronto Police Service (TPS) on July 11.