Woman arrested after allegedly setting a stranger’s wig on fire in Winnipeg
Posted August 30, 2025 5:34 pm.
A 40-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and setting a stranger’s wig on fire Friday afternoon.
Around 4:30 p.m., the 40-year-old woman approached a 50-year-old woman on a sidewalk and began a verbal confrontation.
The woman and the victim were previously unknown to one another.
The 40-year-old woman allegedly used a portable butane torch to set fire to the wig the 50-year-old woman was wearing.
The victim quickly removed the wig from her head which prevented any injury. The woman began to walk away, but returned to physically assault the victim causing minor injury, the women then fled.
Winnipeg police were able to locate and arrest the 40-year-old woman nearby.
She has been charged with assault with a weapon and was released on an undertaking.
