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Intoxicated father tries to set 13-year-old daughter on fire, Chattanooga TN

audio iconFamily Offense
Chattanooga, TN

A father, who is intoxicated, tried to set his 13-year-old daughter on fire with a lighter inside a house. The girl is not hurt. The father is in the kitchen with the lighter, while the mother and daughter are in a bedroom.

Audio|Source: Chattanooga Police Department
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Transcript:
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1211, it's going to be 4911, Edingberg Road, 4911, Eddingberg Road over by 49th Street in Woodlandview Circle.
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Advice father is on scene, intoxicated, tried to set the RP's little sister on fire with a handheld lighter, a 13-year-old female. She is not injured currently.
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Father is in the kitchen at this time. He does still have access to the lighter, no other weapons, though, in the house. Sister is with mother in the bedroom.

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Chattanooga, TN

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