A 9-year-old boy was found dead in a burning car at a New Jersey high school after his father doused it with gasoline and set it on fire after a domestic dispute, authorities said. did.
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Manuel Rivera, 43, of Sayreville, was charged with aggravated arson, and additional charges are expected, according to a news release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. It was unclear Friday whether Mr. Rivera had hired an attorney.
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Sayreville police went to the family’s home Thursday around 10:45 p.m. and were told Rivera had left the home with the boy, whose name has not been released. Around the same time, a fire was reported in the area of Sayreville War Memorial High School.
When police arrived at the school, they found Rivera next to a burning car, which authorities said had been doused with gasoline. He suffered burns and self-inflicted injuries to his body and was taken to the hospital.
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The boy’s body was found inside the car, but it is not yet known whether he died in the fire or before the arson. No other injuries were reported.
