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Police: Man Lit 3-Year-Old Niece On Fire

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Police: Raymundo Herrera Lit 3-Year-Old Niece On Fire, Sprayed Her With Lighter Fluid In Aurora - cbs2chicago.com

A 17-year-old west suburban man was held on $3 million bail Wednesday after being charged with attempted murder and several other felonies for allegedly spraying his 3-year-old niece with lighter fluid and setting her on fire.

Raymundo Herrera of the 1200 block of Grove Street in Aurora was charged Wednesday with two counts of attempted murder and one count each of heinous battery, aggravated domestic battery and aggravated battery, according to a release from the Kane County State's Attorney's office.

All of the charges are felonies, with the attempted murder and heinous battery charges being Class X felonies which call for extended prison terms upon conviction.

Judge James Murphy set bond for Herrera at $3 million during a Wednesday hearing, according to Kane County State's Attorney's office spokesman Chris Nelson. He will appear for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 21 before Judge Thomas Mueller.

Just after 7 p.m. Monday, Aurora police and paramedics responded to Herrera's home and learned that the child had been upstairs with him. After a short amount of time, she came running downstairs with her clothing on fire, the release said.

Two of the girl's female relatives, ages 19 and 50, extinguished the flames and called 911. It was at that time that Herrera left the home, but was found by family members walking in the neighborhood shortly after the incident, the release said. The family members brought him back to the scene.

Herrera was apparently upset that the child interrupted him when he was listening to music, so he allegedly sprayed lighter fluid on her and lit her on fire, the release said. The girl suffered third-degree burns over 18 percent of her body and remains at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.

Aurora Fire Department Arson Investigators, the Kane County Child Advocacy Center and the state Department of Children and Family Services are assisting in the investigation.

I can think of a few things I would like to do to this man, none of them being pleasant...
 
What some people do with the gift of life simply boggles the mind.
 
Why do males in their late teens and early twenties only become "men" when they commit crimes? It seems that there's a double standard of limited rights but full criminal responsibilities upon them, particularly among the ones under 18, of course.
 
There is a special place in hell for people like this.
 
So sad......freaking bastard piece of *)(&^*&^&.......because he wanted to listen to music???? WTF?
 
Light him on fire.
 
So sad......freaking bastard piece of *)(&^*&^&.......because he wanted to listen to music???? WTF?

This turd is a poster boy for the death penalty. Raymoundo should be treated as any harfull bacteria is treated - death. This way he can no longer cause eveil and he will not propogate his genes. I really believe that people have a propensity to be evil and if can kill off evil people we can make the human race better.
 
I think he should be given a lifetime sentence and placed in a jail with the most violent offenders making sure they all know why he is there.
 
If we could only somehow get into his brain and see firsthand what triggers someone to commit such a heinous act. It's impossible for me to fathom why someone would do this to anyone, let alone an innocent 3 year-old child.
 
Not much sympathy for this character, which is expected. How about his parents? or his "family" ?
Violence stirs up more violence.
Maybe a lobotomy is in order, then he can spend the rest of his life cleaning up the filth created by arson.
No prison.
 
I'm not sure what alarms me more. The brutality of the accused or that the the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment is doomed.
 
Well, when it comes out he is a French film director, I'm sure there will be those who will explain that he didn't burn, burn her.

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This turd is a poster boy for the death penalty. Raymoundo should be treated as any harfull bacteria is treated - death. This way he can no longer cause eveil and he will not propogate his genes. I really believe that people have a propensity to be evil and if can kill off evil people we can make the human race better.

Seems like that would lead to the term "evil" encompassing more and more people, resulting in more and more death.
 
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