Police say they used the Taser on Ronald Mitchell, 36, when he ran at them carrying a container of petrol and a cigarette lighter.

They said that Mr Mitchell, who lives in a remote Aboriginal community, had been sniffing petrol. They suggested the cigarette lighter started the fire.

Mr Mitchell is in a critical condition in hospital with third degree burns.

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Taser-hit man burst into flames

BBC News - ‎Jul 21, 2009‎

He burst into flames. One officer pushed him to the ground and smothered the fire with his bare hands, police said. Mr Mitchell's sister told The Australian ...

Man bursts into flames after being Tasered

USA Today - ‎Jul 21, 2009‎

An Australian man who had doused himself with gasoline burst into flames when police Tasered him, The Australian newspaper reports. ...

Man bursts into flames after being hit by Taser

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎Jul 20, 2009‎

... was set alight, but family members told the Australian newspaper that his body burst into flames after the Taser hit him on the bridge of his nose. ...

Man burst into flames after Taser strike

Daily Telegraph - ‎Jul 20, 2009‎

A MAN was engulfed in flames after a police Taser hit him on the bridge of his nose while they were investigating claims of petrol sniffing. ...

Man set alight after being hit with Taser

The Australian - Debbie Guest - ‎Jul 20, 2009‎

... was set alight but family members told The Australian last night that his body burst into flames after the Taser hit him on the bridge of his nose. ...

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