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Staten Island Man Set Girlfriend on Fire

2007_09_lighter.jpgThe court documents revealed a disturbing incident from the weekend: Thirty-three-year-old William Johnson poured rubbing alcohol on his girlfriend and then lit her on fire. The girlfriend, Cindy Zucker, is now in critical condition, with burns on 20-35% of her body.

Around 4:40AM, an argument between Johnson and Zucker grew ugly. The police happened to be at 58 Beekman Street in Port Richmond on another call. The Post reports that when the cops knocked at their door, Johnson allegedly said, "She's crazy. Check her record, he has a psych history," and an officer found Zucker "on fire from the waist up." A neighbor told the Staten Island Advance, "It was a bloodcurdling scream like I've never heard before in my life." Police helped put out the fire and got Zucker medical attention.

Johnson was charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault and first-degree reckless endangerment and was ordered to be held without bail at Rikers.

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  • guest

    Talk about "torch her".

  • guest

    Good thing the guy wasn't Bangladeshi - otherwise she would have been permanently disfigured by sulfuric acid...

  • guest

    Wow, this board is on fire.

  • guest

    He must have had a fiery temper...

  • Bubba

    good one #10

  • guest

    sounds like the argument got pretty heated.

  • guest

    Has anyone thought perhaps that maybe she deserved it...?

  • JMH

    What the fuck is wrong with some people?

  • mocanlagunas

    Don't people know the concept of "breaking up" instead of "I'll kill you mf!"?!?

  • guest

    The bitch probably didn't listen.

  • guest

    mouthy broad

  • JRod5417

    Right #2, because she must have done something to deserve being barbecued alive. WTF!

  • guest

    i like how the google ads that automatically appear with this story are for adt and brink's home security. it's like magic how they know!

  • guest

    anyone know what she did to make him so angry?

  • zodak

    OMG what a scumbag. i hope he gets it in prison.

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