NEW YORK, April 20, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - A man who set himself ablaze outside the 
New York City court where former US president Donald Trump is standing trial 
has died of his injuries, police said early Saturday.

Police had previously identified the man as Maxwell Azzarello from St. 
Augustine, Florida.

Witnesses described seeing him throw pamphlets into the air on Friday just 
before dousing himself with an unspecified liquid and setting himself on fire 
in a park near the courthouse. 

The man was rushed to treatment, but a spokesman for the New York Police 
Department confirmed to AFP early Saturday that the man had died, without 
offering further details.

Hearings in the Trump case resumed after lunch despite the incident. Trump 
declined to respond to questions about Azzarello as he returned to court 
after the break.