NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A man has been arrested after his girlfriend accused him of setting her on fire early Monday morning.
Noe Jimenez-Cortes was apprehended Monday afternoon, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, which is investigating the incident as an attempted murder.
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Deputies say they were called out to the 4300 block of Northwest 54th Street in North Lauderdale at about 4:30 a.m. and found a woman who said she had been intentionally set on fire by her boyfriend.
The woman, whose identity was not released by investigators, was taken to a hospital where authorities say she remains in critical condition.
“The preliminary investigation reveals that Jimenez-Cortes poured an accelerant on the victim’s body and ignited the fire with a cigarette,” BSO said in a news release.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Detective Robert Rausch at 954-321-4234. You can also remain anonymous by contacting Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 or browardcrimestoppers.org.
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