Homeless Man Attacked, Set On Fire in East Harlem

A homeless man is in the burn unit of Cornell Medical Center after being viciously attacked by a group of teens. Police say that the victim was sleeping outside the Iglasia Christiana Betania on East 103rd Street when the teens "threw a gasoline-soaked towel on him."

The victim was found after midnight, and residents said they "recognized him as a homeless man who often sought food and shelter at the church." One told WNBC, "He'd just be laying around. Why would somebody do that to somebody like that?"

The victim is in critical condition, with burns on three-quarters of his body. The police are looking for three suspects.

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By Jen Chung in News on October 5, 2007 8:18 AM

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guest

I believe it´s iglEsia.

guest

dude animals are kinder than these half brained humans

ping

This happened in my neighborhood, where I have lived for more than five years now. It's a hateful, hideous thing that these kids did, but not altogether surprising. The teenagers that roam in packs in some parts of East Harlem are a particularly nasty, piggish bunch. I wouldn't lift a finger to help if they themselves were set on fire.

JRod5417

Just goes to show how much we value and respect life in this country. Hope they catch these animals fast.

guest

People taht atack others that are weaker should be hanged.

guest

Freedom of expression!

Just kidding. That's pretty awful.

guest

hopefully they'll catch them like the kids who beat a homeless guy to death in Florida.

guest

These people should...oh it wasn't an animal? Never mind.

guest

EAST Harlem, stupid.

And the victim was Latino, if that makes you feel better, you racist ass.

guest

urban teenagers are souless, doesn't matter what color they are

guest

gee? harlem? i wonder what the perps skin color is?

ed_Extinct

HATE CRIME

guest

As always, Reality Czech has something idiotic to say.

Reality Czech

America - land of the free to set homeless people on fire.

guest

Sickening. :(

MarygraceNYC

Hang em high!! Garbage like that deserves to be publicly humiliated and tortured.

And this is what you learn growing up in your family? WTF is going on in some of these households? No parenting at all. Get in control of your kids folks.

Disgraceful again. Makes me sick…. Yuck.