According to WRAL, the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 6:55 p.m. on Dec. 16 from a staff member at Central Carolina Hospital in Stanford, North Carolina, regarding a burn victim.

Downey has second and third-degree burns from the incident

Officers and investigators confirmed that Ashanti Downey, 20, had been brought into the emergency room for second and third-degree burns on the right side of her body.

Downey’s mother, Donecia Davis, could not believe something like this would happen to her daughter.

“How could they do this to my baby?” Davis said, per WRAL. “You didn’t have to do this to her.”

Update: Authorities have arrested and charged 23-year-old Jami Raiziah Griffin, who they say poured gasoline on Ashanti Downey and set her on fire

Ashanti’s family has raised more than 85K, surpassing their goal to assist with medical expenses https://t.co/IWBt58lFbj

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) December 28, 2024

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