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Police say a woman who was sexually assaulted and set on fire in a Wichita park is in critical condition.Lt. James Espinoza said Monday that police have been unable to interview her at the hospital due to her medication and condition.Firefighters responding to a grass fire at the park Friday night found the 36-year-old woman with severe burns to 55 percent of her body and cuts on her head. Espinosa calls it a heinous and cruel act.No one has been arrested. Espinoza says the woman gave a brief description of her assailant at the scene.The attack occurred near Wichita State University, but the victim was not a student.Police have been contacting area residents and are asking for witnesses to contact authorities.