In 1998, Don Collins (pictured left), then just 13 years old
doused 8 year old Robbie Middleton (pictured right) with gasoline and
lit him on fire. Prosecutors said yesterday Feb. 9th that Collins
carried out the horrific attack, which happened on Robbie's 8th birthday
- to stop him from reporting s exual abuse. Robbie suffered burns over
99% of his body.
Collins wasn't arrested immediately even though Robbie had identified him as his attacker. There wasn't much evidence against him, and especially because of his age. Robbie endured over 150
surgeries before finally succumbing to skin cancer after a life of agony. But before he died in 2011, he told the police that Collins had raped him two weeks before the attack.
Don Collins, now 29, was convicted of murder yesterday Monday. 9th, more than 16 years after the incident. He was charged as an adult for the crime.
Collins wasn't arrested immediately even though Robbie had identified him as his attacker. There wasn't much evidence against him, and especially because of his age. Robbie endured over 150
surgeries before finally succumbing to skin cancer after a life of agony. But before he died in 2011, he told the police that Collins had raped him two weeks before the attack.
Don Collins, now 29, was convicted of murder yesterday Monday. 9th, more than 16 years after the incident. He was charged as an adult for the crime.
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