A New Jersey woman claimed that her boyfriend set her on fire and left her to die in the woods.
But in a shocking turn of events, prosecutors dropped the charges against him and accused her of making false allegations.
Per reports, authorities have charged 33-year-old Chelsea M. Villano with two counts of falsely incriminating another person after investigators identified inconsistencies in her account of the October 15 incident.
Her boyfriend, Justin Martin, initially faced attempted murder and aggravated arson charges, but the prosecutors later concluded that the evidence did not support Villano's allegations.
The incident occurred on Thursday, October 15, when Plumsted Township police officers and emergency medical services (EMS) responded to a 911 call. The conversation revealed that there was a female burn victim in a wooded area near Hawkin Road and Success Road.
According to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office press release, authorities arrived at approximately 1:36 PM and found Villano "in distress and suffering from burns."
Medical personnel reportedly intubated Villano before they transported her to the Temple University Burn Center in Philadelphia, where she received treatment for her injuries and left the hospital a few days later.
During her initial interviews with investigators, Villano claimed that Martin, 36, and another unidentified man accompanied her into the woods.
She alleged that Martin...
A New Jersey woman claimed that her boyfriend set her on fire and left her to die in the woods. But in a shocking turn of events, prosecutors dropped the charges against him and accused her of mak...