Latest update June 15th, 2026 1:01 AM
Cops nab man who set stepsister alight
– attempted murder charge likely
Police have nabbed the Sophia cobbler who allegedly set his stepsister alight following a dispute over a pair of stolen slippers.
A source said that the suspect was arrested in Sophia yesterday. He is likely to be charged with attempted murder.
Samantha Schwartz, 38, of Section D, South Sophia, sustained burns to the upper body and right arm last Thursday after her stepbrother allegedly doused her with a flammable substance and set her alight as she stood on her front steps.
A sister of the victim told Kaieteur News that the incident stemmed from a dispute over a pair of slippers that a female friend of Schwartz’s had allegedly stolen from the suspect.
Kaieteur News was told that the other woman, who has the reputation of stealing from her neighbours, had removed the footwear from the cobbler’s stand.
The sister said that Schwartz’s step-brother went to her home and asked her about the slippers that her friend had stolen.
According to a cousin who lives nearby, Schwartz said, “I don’t know about any slippers”, and the stepbrother then threw a liquid on her. He then reportedly placed a cigarette lighter near to his fuel-drenched stepsister.
He then fled the scene, while the victim was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
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