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Man Held Woman In Campfire During Attack In Southern Mass: Police

A woman said a man set her ablaze by shoving her into a campfire and holding her there earlier this week, authorities said. 

Robert McWilliams

Robert McWilliams

Photo Credit: Fairhaven Police Department

Robert McWilliams, 45, whose last known address is listed in New Bedford, was arrested in Fairhaven on charges of assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, intimidation, and assault with intent to kill, police said. 

Fairhaven officers found a woman with burns to her upper body in the Long Road area on Monday, March 20, just after 8 p.m. She told them a man she knew attacked her and threw her into a campfire. 

She tried to get up, but he held her in the flames. The woman was able to escape and run for help. 

Responders took her to a hospital for treatment, but her condition is unknown, Fairhaven police said. 

Police identified McWilliams as a suspect in the attack, and officers tracked him down with a drone to a wooded area nearby, Fairhaven authorities said. 

They arrested him without incident. 

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