Police say Alabama man set ex-girlfriend on fire after argument
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Alabama police were searching for a 48-year-old man who is accused of dousing his girlfriend in gasoline and setting her afire early Sunday, authorities told the Los Angeles Times.
Michael Kennedy showed up at his ex-girlfriend’s home near Birmingham shortly before 3 a.m., and set the fire after the two had an argument, said Sgt. Jack Self, public information officer for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a fire, where they found the 49-year-old woman “suffering from burns on her head, shoulders, arms upper body and legs,” Self said.
The woman was taken to the University of Alabama-Birmingham Medical Center, where she remained in serious condition, Self said. She is expected to survive.
Kennedy and the victim were in a relationship for nearly three years, but broke up last month, Self said. Investigators were not sure what led to the argument.
Self said the 48-year-old left the scene in the victim’s gold 2000 Ford Expedition. Kennedy does have a criminal record, he said, declining to comment further.
Kennedy will face attempted murder and domestic violence charges upon arrest, Self said.
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