Texas Man Burns Elderly Girlfriend in ‘Shocking Soup’ Assault—
A 35-year-old Texas man has been arrested for reportedly pouring hot soup on his 67-year-old girlfriend over a row about her “talking too much,” leaving her with serious third-degree burns, New York Post reported citing authorities. The suspect, who is identified as Alexander Alton McDavid, was arrested and charged with several serious offenses, including injury to a senior citizen. Besides, he was also charged for persistent violence against a family member, as local media reports and a police affidavit obtained by KWTX stated. After his arrest, McDavid was taken into custody at the McLennan County Jail and is being held on a $1,30,000 (Rs 1,11,70,841) bond.
TheattacktookplaceonFebruary28atthecouple’sjointlyownedhomeinWaco,Texas.McDavidissaidtohavebecomeenragedduringanargumentandusedaplateofscaldinghotsouptakenfromthemicrowavetohithisgirlfriend,inflictingthird-degreeburnsonherrightshoulderandforearm.Thewoman,whohasnothadhernamerevealed,wasallegedlyunabletoseekimmediateassistancesinceshedidnothaveaccesstoaveh