At the time of the attack, Alyssa, also known as “Bre,” was homeless and struggling with substance misuse. She even made an appearance in a YouTube video where she discussed her difficult existence.

According to the fundraiser page, Alyssa tried to stop drinking “many times,” but she was unable to “fight her demons.”

She “would never physically harm anyone but herself,” it was added.

Alyssa is seen laying motionless on the ground in a terrifying CCTV video as shocked passersby approach her.

The 36-year-old is shown lying on her back in a second video, crying in pain.

One of the individuals can be heard dialling 999 and informing the dispatcher that “someboy set her on fire” and that “she’s bleeding a lot.”

They huddle around her and accuse some “kids” of doing it.

One describes it as being like kids and s**t.”

That’s strange youthful bulls**t, another person says.”

However, according to authorities, the attack took place after Alyssa and a man allegedly argued with an unnamed woman.

“I saw the little — it was like a little spark — and then all of a sudden it just went whoosh,” witness Noraida Nunez told Fox News.

The mother of Alyssa said that she just learned of her troublesome daughter’s disfigurement “online.”

Leah Ann Morales, the mother of Ms. Morales, acknowledged that the person in the video was her daughter.

“I watched the first three seconds when I knew it was her and I couldn’t watch anymore,” she told CBS News.

You immediately say, “She needs help, can someone aid her?,” knowing that it is your daughter and that she has been burned. And I learned about it online.