A woman fled her house this evening in the Bay of Plenty after she was allegedly assaulted by her partner, who then poured petrol through the house.
The female victim called police to the incident, which took place about 5pm on Whakamarama Rd in Whakamarama.
The woman had managed to leave the house and call police from a different location, telling them she was assaulted by her partner.
The alleged offender was found and stopped by police less than an hour later.
He too had left the address after allegedly pouring petrol through the house.