Police officer watched as woman set alight
A POLICE officer faces disciplinary action over allegations that he failed to intervene in an attack on a woman who was stabbed and set alight at a Melbourne petrol station.
The 42-year-old Bayswater North victim died in The Alfred hospital after receiving burns to almost 100 per cent of her body following the attack on June 2 in the city's east.
Police have not revealed how the off-duty officer's mobile phone footage of the attack was obtained but an internal investigation of the incident has been launched.
"Victoria Police can confirm a police member is facing disciplinary action relating to the off-duty inaction to provide assistance at an incident in Bayswater earlier this year," a Victoria Police spokeswoman told AAP.
No details on the officer's sex, age or rank have been provided by police.
A 40-year-old man has been charged with murder over the woman's death.
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