Tokyo - 49enne, va a scuola, prende il bambino e da fuoco a lui e se stesso. Sono in gravi condizioni.

Man sets fire to himself, son on school grounds

A 49-year-old man doused his son and himself with a flammable liquid and then set fire to himself and the boy on the grounds of a school in Tokyo on Monday morning.

According to police, the boy was playing baseball with his teammates when his father entered the grounds ...of Shiomi elementary school in Bunkyo Ward at around 10:30 a.m. NHK reported that the man took his son away from the group and then poured liquid, believed to be heating oil, on him and himself. He then held onto the boy as he set fire to himself.

Police said both are in critical condition and remain unconscious. NHK quoted police as saying that the man is estranged from the boy and his mother.

Man sets fire to himself, son on school grounds

A 49-year-old man doused his son and himself with a flammable liquid and then set fire to himself and the boy on the grounds of a school in Tokyo on Monday morning.

According to police, the boy was playing baseball with his teammates when his father entered the grounds ...of Shiomi elementary school in Bunkyo Ward at around 10:30 a.m. NHK reported that the man took his son away from the group and then poured liquid, believed to be heating oil, on him and himself. He then held onto the boy as he set fire to himself.

Police said both are in critical condition and remain unconscious. NHK quoted police as saying that the man is estranged from the boy and his mother.