Women are light a fire According to Virginia State Police, she was attacked by a family friend and died from her injuries.
The Wythe County Sheriff's Department said officers were dispatched Sunday evening to a report of a woman being set on fire at a home on Ramsey Mountain Road in the Max Meadows area.
“The property owner immediately called police and said he tried to put out the fire.”
When police arrived, they found the victim with severe burns over most of his body. They identified the victim as Tiffany Nicole Dunford. She was airlifted to a specialized medical facility for treatment, but later succumbed to her injuries.
Police said witnesses and Dunford himself identified the suspect as Savannah Renee Adams.
Adams reportedly fled the scene in a silver 2004 Dodge Neon and was later apprehended with assistance from the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office and Pulaski Police Department. She has been charged with first-degree murder and is being held at New River Valley Regional Jail.
So was Adams. to be paid in court He was charged with assault and trespassing in October.
Witnesses and family members of the victim told WDBJ-TV that Dunford was sitting on the couch when she was attacked. The property owner told WDBJ that Adams drove up to the house, walked up to Dunford, doused him with gasoline and set him on fire.
The property owner said he immediately called police and tried to put out the fire. He also said Mr Dunford and Mr Adams were not strangers and knew each other before the incident.
The suspect's motive is not yet clear to investigators.
Views from the property include: Saw it on the news report From WDBJ on YouTube.
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