Perth father Edward John Herbert found guilty of attempting to kill daughters

Perth father Edward John Herbert who doused his two daughters in petrol and set one on fire is found guilty of attempting to kill the children.

Herbert’s three-year-old daughter suffered burns to her upper body and face in the attack, which the court heard caused severe and life-threatening injuries and left her with permanent scarring.

The second child, aged seven, was doused in petrol before being rescued by an off-duty police officer who had rushed to help from the house across the street.

During the trial, the court was told Herbert had been drinking and smoking cannabis on the day of the offences.

Source: Perth father Edward John Herbert found guilty of attempting to kill daughters – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)