‘She'll Never Have The Face She Was Born With': Mother Of Woman Set On Fire In Kensington Pleading For Suspect To Step Forward

By Joe Holden, CBS Philadelphia

June 23, 2022

Police are searching for the person who set a woman on fire during a horrific attack in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood. Police said it was 11:30 p.m. last Thursday when a woman had been brutalized and set on fire. Philadelphia police have launched an aggravated assault case.

There is video of the aftermath of the attack on 36-year-old Alyssa Morales. CBS3 decided not to show the video since it is too graphic.

The victim’s mother, Leah Ann Morales, met with CBS3 outside Temple University Hospital.

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