German police said they are hunting a man who doused a woman tram passenger with flammable liquid and set fire to her, causing critical wounds.

German police said they are hunting a man who doused his wife with flammable liquid in a tram and set fire to her, causing critical wounds.

An assailant poured a liquid over a woman on a tram in eastern Germany on Sunday and set her on fire, police said.

A 46-year-old woman has suffered life-threatening injuries after a man poured a flammable liquid on her and set her alight in the eastern city of Gera. The attacker, who police say may be her husband, managed to escape.