Mom Accused of Setting Baby Afire
Indicted on Murder Charge
By The Associated Press
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — A New Jersey woman accused
of dousing her newborn baby with accelerant, setting
her on fire and leaving her in the middle of a road has
been indicted on a murder charge.
Burlington County Prosecutor Robert Bernardi says 22-
year-old Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier of Pemberton also
faces a child endangerment count in Tuesday's
indictment. He says an arraignment date for Dorvilier
hasn't been set.
Dorvilier remains jailed on $500,000 bail. If convicted,
she could face a sentence of life without parole.
Authorities say Dorvilier gave birth Jan. 16, after
somehow hiding the pregnancy from her family.
A short time later, police responded to a call about a
fire in a residential road in Pemberton, about 30 miles
east of Philadelphia. Officers found the baby in flames
and put out the fire.
The child reportedly was alive and breathing at the
time she was flown to a hospital. An autopsy
determined she died from smoke inhalation and burns.
Police haven't disclosed a possible motive.
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