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SOUTHLAND: BRIEFLY : MAN DOUSED WITH LIGHTER FLUID, BURNED.


VAN NUYS - A man was doused with lighter fluid Lighter fluid may refer to:
  • Butane, a highly flammable, colorless, easily liquefied gas used in cigarette lighters
  • Naphtha, a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used in wick type lighters
 and set on fire during an argument that erupted while he was drinking with acquaintances early Saturday, police said.

The victim, identified as Minor Gutierrez, 20, suffered burns to his face and arms, said police Sgt. Robert Williams For other persons of the same name, see Williams (surname).

Robert Williams is the name of

United Kingdom
  • Sir Robert Williams, 2nd Baronet (c.
 of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  Police Department's Foothill Division.

After he was burned, Gutierrez managed to call a friend, who picked him up in Van Nuys and drove him to Olive View Medical Center about 7 a.m., Williams said.

Gutierrez was later moved to the burn unit of Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, where he was listed in fair condition with first- and second-degree burns over 20 percent of his body.

SOURCE: Daily News

Teen-ager charged in baby's illness

A 14-year-old girl is facing attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill.  charges after she allegedly mixed rubbing alcohol rubĀ·bing alcohol
n.
A mixture usually consisting of 70 percent isopropyl or absolute alcohol, applied externally to relieve muscle and joint pain.
 with baby formula and fed it to an 8-month-old boy in Watts, making him ill, police said.

The infant, who vomited, was taken to Martin Luther King/Drew Medical Center, where he was in stable condition, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Marty Weston of the Southeast Station.

Weston said the incident occurred about 7:30 p.m. Friday at an East 103rd Street housing project.

The teen-ager, who reportedly volunteered to prepare the boy's bottle, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

SOURCE: City News Service

Robbery suspected in couple's deaths

LA VERNE La Verne (lə vûrn), city (1990 pop. 30,897), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1906. La Verne, which began as a citrus-processing center, now has varied manufacturing, including electronic components, apparel, hand  - The bodies of a husband and wife were found Saturday inside their mobile home in La Verne, and sheriff's officials said the couple possibly were victims of a home-invasion robbery.

The bodies of Louis Joseph Combe combe
Noun

same as coomb
, 76, and his wife, Betty, 72, were found shortly after 9 a.m. at their home in the 4000 block of Fruit Street, said Deputy Brian Jones.

``They were last seen at 11 (Friday night) by one of their children and the same person discovered them this morning,'' said sheriff's Sgt. Richard Dinsmoor.

SOURCE: City News Service
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:May 19, 1996
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