A woman accused of setting fire to her newborn baby girl in the middle of a residential road has been charged with murder.
Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier, 22, of Pemberton Township, New Jersey, tried to run away from the scene where she burnt her new born baby on Friday night but was detained by residents in the area.
Police were called and they put out the flames upon arriving at the scene. It is believed that the mother drenched the baby with a liquid fuel and then set her on
The child died two hours after she was flown to St Christopher’s Hospital in Philadelphia for severe burns, confirmed Mr Bewley.
Ms Dorvilier remains in custody on a £331,000 ($500,000) bail. She was taken to Deborah Hospital in Brown Mills, New Jersey, and was then arrested, according to CBS Philadelphia.
A witness had told The Burlington County Times he saw a young woman get out of her car and light something in the middle of Simmontown Road. He said the woman told him she was burning dog waste.
-Press Association
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