Homeless Man Beaten, Set Afire in Boston Park
From Times Wires Reports
A homeless man sleeping in a Boston park was attacked by two men who kicked him in the stomach and then set him on fire, police said.
The 30-year-old homeless man, whose name was not released, told police he was awakened by the men kicking him in Langone Park in the city’s North End.
He drifted back to sleep after the assault, but the men returned, drenched him with a flammable liquid and set his legs on fire, police said.
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