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Monday, April 27, 2009

Baltimore Man Charged With Using Alcohol-Hand Sanitizer to Set Fire To Child

A Westminster woman said an ex-boyfriend held her and her kids at bay for several hours while beating and burning them.The man, 19-year-old Samuel Kline, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault, child abuse and arson.Kline was arrested Tuesday night on Charles Street in Westminster.

Police said he assaulted Amber Sickle and her three children before setting fire to her apartment at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.According to police reports, he tried to set a 5-year-old girl on fire using a hand sanitizer. When Sickle stepped in to help, she said Kline lunged at her.

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