- Alves accused Dos Santos of walking his dog outside his home in Brazil
- dos Santos apparently resented the accusation and set his neighbor on fire
This is the horrific moment a man was set on fire in a bizarre row caused by dog faeces.
Fernando dos Santos, 70, had an argument with neighbor Paulo Roberto Alves, 61, after Alves accused Dos Santos of letting his dog make a mistake outside his home in Belford Roxo, Brazil.
But even though the feud started a year ago, Dos Santos harbored a grudge and vowed to take revenge, local media reported.
Harrowing footage from December 6 shows the men arguing fiercely in the street before dos Santos suddenly throws a bucket of petrol over Alves and sets it on fire.
After bursting into flames, the victim was rushed to Adao Pereira Nunes Hospital where he was reportedly in serious condition with burns on 95% of his body.
Fernando dos Santos admitted to dousing Alves with gas (photo) and setting him on fire
Before the attack, the attacker was in a nearby bakery when he saw Alves passing, O Dia reported.
It is not clear why he was carrying a bucket of gasoline.
But investigators said the suspect had “observed” the victim and learned his routine and schedules.
He then confronted Alves in the street and became involved in a furious argument before pouring petrol on his neighbor and setting him on fire.
The video shows Alves disappearing into a wall of flames burning ten feet into the air as dos Santos runs to the sidewalk, with a dog that may be the one suspected of littering the sidewalk.
Earlier footage showed the dog hiding behind a waste bin before running away in panic as the fire broke out.
dos Santos was later seized by police and is expected to be charged with attempted murder.
He later confessed to the attack to police and told them about the years-long feud with his neighbor.
He admitted buying the gasoline earlier in the day and then following Alves before setting him on fire, local media reported.
The investigation is ongoing.
dos Santos will face a custody hearing this afternoon.
On December 7, Italian media reported an extraordinary story of an 85-year-old man who hit his 79-year-old wife over the head with a hammer before setting himself on fire in a public garden.
Luciano Ruger had just finished lunch at his home on Via Celotti, near Monza, when he grabbed the tools and hit his wife.
It was not clear what had provoked the reaction. He then set her body on fire, thinking he had killed her.
Alves burst into flames and suffered burns to 95 percent of his body
Undated photo shows Fernando dos Santos (left) setting Paulo Roberto on fire in Castelo Branco, Portugal on Wednesday, December 6, 2023
The man then left the house and entered a small front garden, doused himself with petrol and set himself on fire.
An employee at a local factory called emergency services who rescued the woman and found her stunned and injured, according to LaStampa.
Both were taken to different hospitals in Milan and Monza.
The 85-year-old died at the Niguarda burn center around 6 p.m.