Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 11:06 p.m.
TUSCALOOSA | A man who allegedly set his girlfriend on fire will be charged with capital murder, investigators said Monday.
Catherine Ann Provo, 46, died at UAB Medical Center in Birmingham on Friday. Capt. Loyd Baker, commander of the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit, said Clayton Benjamin Fleming, 47, doused her with gasoline and set her on fire during an argument at her Bonita Terrace apartment off Hargrove Road on Oct. 2.
Tuscaloosa Police officers found the badly burned woman on a neighbor's front porch while responding to the fire. Fleming was initially charged with attempted murder and first-degree arson.
The charge against Fleming will be upgraded to capital murder, because Provo died from the injuries, Baker said.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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