Stepmother Set 5-Year-Old Daughter’s Face on Fire With a Lighter: Police

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5/31/2019Updated: 5/31/2019

A stepmother in North Texas intentionally set her 5-year-old daughter’s face on fire by pouring rubbing alcohol on it and lighting it with a lighter on May 27, said police.

Dalia Jimenez, 20, was arrested and charged with felony injury to a child by Grand Prairie police, reported Fox 4 News.

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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