DA: Lowell man allegedly set wife on fire while she was in the bathtub
The victim was in critical condition on Friday, according to authorities.
A Lowell man allegedly set his wife on fire Wednesday night while she was in the bathtub of their Varnum Avenue home.Santos Lebron De Los Santo, 42, was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office in a press release. He’s being held without bail with a dangerousness hearing set for April 12.It was around 10:40 p.m. that a passerby called 911 after seeing fire inside the home. When police arrived, they found the victim “with serious burns to most of her body,” the release said. The woman was first taken to Lowell General Hospital, and then to a hospital in the Boston area; she is in critical condition.Following an investigation, authorities allege that the victim was in the bathtub when the husband went in holding a gas can in one hand, and a lighter in the other. He then allegedly dumped the gas on his wife and set her on fire, the release said.Lowell police and fire departments, along with the district attorney’s office, state police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s office, and the Office of the State Fire Marshal are continuing to investigate.
Police just put tape of at scene of the fire at 842 Varnum in Lowell. Fire deputy chief confirmed an injury, with victim suffering burns on large percentage of body. Cause of fire under investigation. pic.twitter.com/edXjqq6fjv
— Aaron Curtis (@aselahcurtis) April 1, 2021
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