Man Allegedly Sets Common-Law Wife on Fire During Dispute  

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and tonight we have a chilling report from Independence Village. According to the report, a woman was set on fire by her partner during a dispute on Thursday night. The details reveal that thirty-year-old Karima Logan and her common-law husband, twenty-four-year-old Travis Lopez, got into an argument inside their home. During the altercation, Lopez allegedly dragged Karima outside, doused her with gasoline, and set her ablaze. He then reportedly tried to extinguish the flames by placing her in the shower. Logan has since reported the incident to the police. She was initially taken to the Independence Polyclinic and later transferred to the Southern Regional Hospital, where she received treatment for severe burn injuries. News Five has learned that Logan described the incident to the police as an accident. This morning, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams addressed the incident.

 

Reporter

“Sir is there anything you can tell us about a domestic incident last night. I think a man might have lit his wife on fire.”

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“No, I don’t know about that.”