his wife allegedly set him on fire is now
facing sex crime charges.
Renton police earlier said Vincent
Phillips, 52, had been doused in
gasoline July 17 while he slept in bed
by his wife, Tatanysha Hedman.
Investigators said Hedman then set her
husband on fire.
Phillips then fled their apartment and
drove to a Skyway convenience store
screaming "I'm on fire!" Customers
looked on as Vincent Phillips dropped to
his knees, clearly in agony and
begging, "Help me!"
Footage from a security camera shows
the victim stumble into a Skyway
convenience store screaming "I'm on
fire!"
The store clerk called 911 and medics
rushed Phillips to Harborview Medical
Center for treatment of severe burns.
Hedman, 40, later was arrested and
told investigators she set her husband
on fire because he hurt her 7-year-old
daughter, who is his stepdaughter. She
said she did it because shooting him
"was too nice."
Then on Wednesday detectives said
they are recommending that Phillips be
charged with first-degree child
molestation.
Phillips is still hospitalized in intensive
care. His wife remains in jail, facing
assault and arson charges.
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