Fuming about an unreq﷽uited love, a Florida man allegedly set a woman on f🎀ire after finding out she was in a relationship with his stepfather, according to a report.
Luis Angel Quinonez, 🅷53, was accused of dou꧟sing Angelica Acosta Blanco, 61, with gasoline and igniting her, , citing the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
Firef🐲ighters responding to the home in Lantana at 10:30 p.m. Monday found Quinonez using a garden hose on the burning woman after she ran outside, according to the news outlet.
Quinonez told investigators he was furious about the “romantic relationship” between Acosta Blanco and h✨is🔯 stepfather, Feliberto Alvarez, because he also was in love with her, police said.
The woman had lived in the family’s home for years and had cared for Quinonez’s mother until she die🦹d about a month ago, according to the Sun-Sentinel. Alvarez lived in a separate home nearby.
Quinonez said𒆙 that when he discovered that Acosta Blanco was involved with his stepfather, he stormed off to a gas station and filled a container with fuel.
Police said Quinonez, who said he had been drinking, then returned home, poured the gas💙oline on Acosta Blanco and set her on fire using a lighter.
The victim was taken to a local hospiꦯtal in critical condition and then flown to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami with second- and third-degree burns.
Her condition was not immediately available.
Quinonez was charged with attempted first-degree murder and held w🍨ithout bond in the Palm Beach County Jail.