A woman has set her newborn baby on fire in the middle of a street in the US state of New Jersey authorities say.
The woman, identified as 22-year-old Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier, was charged with murder on Saturday, according to Burlington County prosecutors.
The mother who is from Pemberton Township has been jailed on a $500,000 bail.
Late on Friday, police received a report about a fire in the middle of a residential road in the township, about 30 miles east of Philadelphia.
The baby was still alive when the cops arrived at the scene and flew it to a hospital and died around two hours later, according to Joel Bewley, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office.
Bewley added that the authorities believe the mother doused the baby with some kind of accelerant before setting her on fire.
An autopsy was set to be performed in order to determine the cause of death while the details of the baby’s birth were still being investigated.
A witness told The Burlington County Times he saw a young woman get out of a car to set something on fire. He added that the woman told him she was burning dog waste.
“It was just mind-boggling,” said the witness, identified as Dave Joseph. “It was a nightmare even if you have a strong heart.”
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