Boyfriend arrested after woman set on fire in apartment building on Upper West Side

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A suspect is under arrest after police say a woman was set on fire Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment building.

Police arrested 26-year-old Larry McGloster on charges of attempted murder, assault, arson and criminal possession of a weapon.
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The NYPD said McGloster, the woman's boyfriend, doused her with an unknown substance and set her on fire before fleeing the scene.

The 32-year-old victim was discovered by a neighbor in the 8th floor hallway of the building on Columbus Avenue on the Upper West Side.
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She was taken to Harlem Hospital in critical but stable condition.

Investigators said the incident stemmed from a domestic dispute.

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