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Woman Suspected Of Lighting Her Sleeping Boyfriend On Fire

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Stacy Mahle, 52, is accused of setting her boyfriend, 43, on fire following a fight on Saturday. The unidentified man said he fell asleep in the living room of their home in San Bernardino after getting into an argument with Mahle, then woke up in the morning at about 7 a.m. on fire, L.A. Times reports. He was taken to the hospital and treated for third-degree burns to his legs and chest.

Mahle, who had left the home, was later arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, arson and domestic violence.

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