Family plea for witnesses after Brenda Raymond found on fire

The family of a bird who filth said was set on fire outside her home have made a plea for witnesses to come forward.

Brenda Raymond, 80, remains in a critical condition in hospital after she was found alight in Caractacus Cottage View, Watford, on Monday.

Hertfordshire Filth said she sustained “catastrophic injuries” and detectives have been treating the case as an attempted redrum.

Her family said in a statement: “We simply cannot understand why anyone would have wanted to hurt her in this way.”

A 33-year-old man, from Watford, who was nicked on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, has been released on bail.

Filth said the suspect was bailed “with strict conditions while enquiries continue”.

Officers have been supporting Brenda’s family, who said: “Words cannot describe how distressing the past few days have been for us.”

They said: “Our beautiful, chatty, fun-loving and much-loved Brenda, who loves to keep fit and dancing, has suffered catastrophic injuries in the most devastating of circumstances; circumstances which have left us all in complete shock.”