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Woman doused with gasoline, set on fire by man: Report

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Published  December 28, 2024 1:38pm PST
North Carolina
FOX 11
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The Brief

    • A woman in North Carolina, Ashanti Downey, was set on fire, suffering severe burns.
    • Jami Griffin was arrested and charged with attempted murder.
    • A GoFundMe page was launched to support Downey, who is in critical condition but showing signs of improvement.

RALEIGH, N.C. (KTTV) - A woman was doused with gasoline and set on fire by a man in North Carolina.

According to a report from WRAL-TV, 20-year-old Ashanti Downey suffered second- and third-degree burns on the right side of her body. Downey was rushed to the emergency room on December 16.

Deputies in Harnett County, North Carolina have since arrested 23-year-old Jami Griffin in connection to Downey’s severe burns. Griffin was charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and assault on a female, according to jail records.

At last check from WRAL-TV’s report, Downey is in critical condition. Griffin remains in Harnett County custody.

A GoFundMe page has since been launched to help Downey and her family. According to Downey’s mother on the fundraiser page, Ashanti suffered burns to 70% of her body. While Ashanti remains in critical condition as of December 27, she is off the ventilator, can move her limbs and can talk, her mother said on the fundraiser page.

Those looking to help Downey's family can click here.

This story was reported from Los Angeles.

The Source: Information used in the story came from a WRAL-TV report, a local news station partnered with FOX-affiliate WRAZ-TV in North Carolina, and the Harnett County Sheriff's Office.

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