Man charged with setting girlfriend on fire

A woman doused with gasoline and set afire allegedly by her boyfriend was hospitalized in stable condition Sunday, authorities said.

Freda Edwards, 39, is being treated in the Washington Hospital Center's burn unit for second- and third-degree burns to her face, neck and upper body.

According to police investigators, Anthony Willoughby, 40, a self-employed landscaper, took the fuel tank off of a gasoline-powered weed trimmer and doused Edwards with the fuel before setting her ablaze around 3 a.m. Saturday.

"We're not sure whether he poured it on her or threw it at her," said Cpl. Clinton Copeland, a Prince George's County police spokesman.

Police said the two had argued before the attack. Edwards earlier obtained a restraining order against Willoughby, but visited him late Friday night at his home in Hyattsville.

Edwards ran to her family's Hyattsville home after the attack, where a relative placed a 911 emergency call

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