Bensalem Woman Set Fire To Home, Tried To Kidnap Child: Cops

Two women have been charged with arson and attempting to kidnap one of the suspect’s daughters from a burning New Jersey home, police said.

Lynette McGuire, 32, and her 33-year-old cousin Denise Coyle, both of Bensalem, were charged with aggravated arson, attempted kidnapping and burglary, according to NBC10.

McGuire and Coyle were accused of setting fire to a home on Lafayette Court in Washington Township, N.J. McGuire’s 3-year-old daughter, as well as three of her siblings, were with their grandparents inside the home, according to the report.

The grandparents and their grandchildren escaped the home without injury, though the suspects tried to kidnap McGuire’s daughter, according to the report.

McGuire and Coyle were taken into custody about a mile from the home, which sustained significant damage from the blaze that apparently started in the home’s garage. McGuire and Coyle are being held on $100,000 bail each, according to the report.

Neighbors described the scene that unfolded Thursday night after the fire broke out, telling Action News the grandmother ran out of the home with the grandchildren, screaming for help.

“We just heard yelling and carrying on, so when we opened up our door and realized the house was on fire, so we called 911,” Jeanne Rybyinski told Action News.