LONG BEACH : Woman Is Charged in Burning of 3-Year-Old
While a 3-year-old boy who was kidnaped and set on fire this week remained in extremely critical condition Thursday, authorities charged Belinda Crawford with attempted murder, kidnaping, arson and torture.
Crawford is accused of kidnaping Samuel Jones from a Long Beach day-care center Tuesday and driving him to the 11100 block of South Willowbrook Avenue in Watts, where she allegedly set the car on fire and walked away, police said. A passerby rescued the boy, who suffered burns over 60% of his body, according to doctors at County-USC Medical Center.
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