Two teenagers accused of setting a 53-year-old man on fire have been arrested after the victim died from severe burns and injuries.
The boys (names withheld) allegedly lit Steven Amenhauser on fire inside his New York home, after spraying him with ignitable liquid on March 12,Democrat and Chronicle reported on March 15. The boys are 14-years-old and 16-years-old.
Nearby citizens tried to help Amenhauser in putting the fire out as he ran out of his apartment in flames, but he still suffered severe second- and third- degree burns on most parts of his body. After the fire was extinguished, he was taken to a nearby hospital’s burn trauma unit.
Both teens were initially charged w…
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