Woman becomes human fireball after being doused in gasoline and IGNITED by her ex-boyfriend

Brutal: Roosevelt Mondesir allegedly set his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child on fire

A woman was severely burned after being covered in gasoline and set on fire by her knife-wielding ex-boyfriend and father of her child, police said.

The 40-year-old, who has not been named, suffered the horrific attack outside a 7-Eleven store in South Florida following a row with Roosevelt Mondesir, when they met so that she could pick up her son.

She was waiting outside the store in her silver Mercedes at around 3am on Monday when Mondesir showed up in his white Jaguar without the boy and began hurling the fuel over her, Boynton Beach Police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater said.

She tried to run away and headed into the store for safety, attempting to hold the door shut.

But the 52-year-old man chased her with a large knife, possibly a machete, got the door open to pull her out and then ignited her.

In graphic surveillance video which captured the horrifying attack, a man can be seen threatening a woman with a large knife, struggling in the doorway of the store.

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Waiting: The woman arrived first in her white Mercedes at around 3am on Monday to the gas station forecourt

Tricked: Roosevelt Mondesir showed up but without the couple's son in Boynton Beach, Florida

'Get away from me!' she can be heard shouting.

They disappear from view until she returns in a massive fireball, screaming and running around the parking lot.




The suspect then fled on foot. Officers searched by foot, with a police dog, and by helicopter before finding Mondesir three hours later in bushes near the 7-Eleven.

He was charged with attempted first-degree murder and was being treated for burns at Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach before being transferred to jail.

Surprise attack: Mondesir ran at his former partner and poured gasoline over her

Terror: The woman tried to run and hold the door closed but Mondesir chased after her with a knife, which can be seen in his hand in the doorway

On his Facebook page Mondesir has himself listed as 'engaged' and his employment as a truck driver. He lists his interests as classical music, ESPN and the British comedy series My Family.

One of Roosevelt's neighbor in a subdivision of Lake Worth told CBS 12 that she was shocked upon learning about the attack.

'I'm stunned. He's not that kind of person.'

Police haven't said what specifically led to the attack, but they have been called to the Lake Worth house multiple times times.

Flaming: The pair disappear from view for a moment before the woman runs back across shot, a human fireball

Horrific: The woman is last seen running around in front of the store, still on fire. She survived the attack

Vendetta: On his Facebook page Roosevelt Mondesir lists himself as an engaged truck driver

In February he was accused of threatening the victim and destroying her furniture, the CBS affiliate reported.

In March they were summoned again for a physical altercation. After the woman moved out of the home, police reports say she received text messages including one that read 'I'm all about revenge.'

It was not known if he had yet obtained an attorney.

The victim is expected to survive. She was being treated at Delray Medical Center.


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