Luke Coburn, 17, in a picture taken from Facebook. Two men set him on fire while he was sitting in his family carport. Source: adelaidenow Source: adelaidenow
FIRE-ATTACK victim Luke Coburn ran through his family home screaming: "I'm on fire ... I'm going to die".
He had rolled on the front lawn trying to smother flames engulfing him after he was doused with a flammable liquid and set alight about 11.30pm on Sunday.
As Luke's father raced to extinguish a fire that had burst out of the garage door and half way down the front driveway his mother hurried the teenager to the shower.
"It was horrible ... he was screaming: 'I'm on fire ... I'm going to die'," Luke's mum, Cheryl, said.
The 17-year-old had been in the carport of his family home in Chellaston St, Munno Para West, with a friend when two unknown attackers first doused him with a flammable liquid and then threw a match in the garage.
Luke Coburn in hospital after being set alight at his Munno Para West home.
His mother told adelaidenow the burns cover 28 per cent of his body.
"He has had a full skin graft on his left arm and 6 per cent of his right arm is burnt. His chest, back, shoulders and thigh is burnt ... and all over his face and neck."
Police believe the "cowardly and despicable" attack was not random and are searching for the two offenders, who were last seen running from the scene.
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Detective Chief Inspector Tony Crameri, of Elizabeth CIB, said police were looking for an adult who was wearing a black long-sleeved top, black tracksuit pants and black shoes.
The second suspect was wearing a white short-sleeved top with blue horizontal stripes and black tracksuit pants.
A neighbour told adelaidenow his private CCTV captured the flash of the flame and images of youths running from the property.
Luke and his friends regularly use the garage as a place to hang out.
The Munno Para West garage where a youth, 17, was set alight by two other youths. Picture: Mark Brake
Luke's mother and his friends said they had no idea who would attack the teen.
"There is no reason for this whatsoever," Cheryl said.
A friend said all Luke and the other youth in the garage with him had seen was two shadows.
"One came past and threw the fuel in over him and then another came past and threw a match in," the friend said.
Luke's aunt, Hazel,said Luke first thought the liquid was water.
"Next minute he was covered in flames," she said.
"He rolled on the ground to put himself out and then his mum put him in the shower."
Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.sa.crimestoppers.com.au.
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