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Police are hunting a man who allegedly attempted to set a woman and her property on fire in an aggravated burglary in Melbourne's inner suburbs.
A Victoria Police spokesperson said they believe 25-year-old Ivanhoe man Bartholemew Griffth entered a property on Salisbury Grove in Northcote about 1.30am yesterday, after checking himself out of hospital.
Police allege he turned the gas on in the kitchen then left.
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He allegedly returned about 2.50am with petrol, pushed past a 52-year old woman living at the property and doused the entire house before attempting to ignite paper.
Police claim the victim managed to lock a security door, but the offender then splashed the door and her with petrol.
It's alleged he soon began throwing matches toward her, but was unable to ignite the petrol.
He fled the scene, police say.
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