Homeless Man Beaten, Set Afire in Boston Park
Andrew Ryan
Associated Press
Boston Globe
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Boston, Massachusetts (US):
A homeless man sleeping in a park woke up early Sunday morning to two men kicking him in the stomach, police said.
He drifted back to sleep after the assault, but his attackers weren't finished.The two men returned, drenched the 30-year-old homeless man with a flammable liquid and set his legs on fire, police said.
A 911 caller reported 5-foot flames in Langone Park in the city's historic North End.Firefighters thought a garbage can was ablaze when they arrived around 2 a.m.The homeless man, whose name was not released, had ripped off some of his clothes to stop the burning.The victim was treated at Massachusetts General Hospital for burns to his legs.
The suspects ran away, and crossed the nearby Washington Street Bridge headed toward Charlestown.
Mar 05, 2006
Andrew Ryan
Associated Press
Boston Globe
_________
Boston, Massachusetts (US):
A homeless man sleeping in a park woke up early Sunday morning to two men kicking him in the stomach, police said.
He drifted back to sleep after the assault, but his attackers weren't finished.The two men returned, drenched the 30-year-old homeless man with a flammable liquid and set his legs on fire, police said.
A 911 caller reported 5-foot flames in Langone Park in the city's historic North End.Firefighters thought a garbage can was ablaze when they arrived around 2 a.m.The homeless man, whose name was not released, had ripped off some of his clothes to stop the burning.The victim was treated at Massachusetts General Hospital for burns to his legs.
The suspects ran away, and crossed the nearby Washington Street Bridge headed toward Charlestown.
Mar 05, 2006
