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A police manhunt is underway for an escaped hospital affected person after a lady in a Melbourne wellness heart had petrol and matches thrown at her in an tried arson assault.
Investigators are in search of 25-year-old Ivanhoe man Bartholemew Griffith who absconded from the psychiatric unit at Heidelberg’s Austin Hospital on Saturday.
They warned folks to not method him however to name triple zero.
Police suspect he entered a Northcote wellness heart in an interior Melbourne suburb at 1.30am on Saturday, turned the fuel on within the kitchen and fled.
He then allegedly returned at 2.50am with petrol, pushed previous the 52-year-old feminine resident and doused the constructing earlier than attempting to ignite some paper.
The girl managed to lock a safety door however was splashed with petrol and had matches thrown at her earlier than her attacker fled.
The girl was briefly staying on the premises and though she knew Mr Griffith, the police don’t consider she was personally focused within the assault.
Senior Constable Cameron Ashworth on Sunday implored members of the general public who noticed Mr Griffith to not method and to name triple zero instantly.
“We need to assist him get the pressing care that he wants,” Senior Constable Ashworth instructed reporters.
“His conduct is unpredictable. He’s an involuntary affected person of the psychiatric unit and we need to get him again there.”
He stated an elevated police presence can be seen across the Ivanhoe and Northcote areas, significantly the Darebin Parklands the place Mr Griffith has beforehand slept tough.
-AAP
