Man dies after being set alight: police

A 60-year-old man has died after allegedly being doused with fuel and set on fire in outer suburban Darwin.

Emergency crews were called to a house in Coolalinga just before 8.30pm (CST) after receiving a report a man had been set alight.

Police say early investigations suggest the man was involved in a dispute with another man, aged 37, before the assault.

It is alleged the 37-year-old doused the deceased man with fuel and then set him alight.

Police say the two men were known to each other.

The 60-year-old man was taken to the Royal Darwin Hospital in a critical condition on Saturday night, but died on Sunday morning.

The 37-year-old man was arrested on Saturday at the scene and remains in police custody.

Police are yet to interview him.

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