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Texas Teen Dies from Severe Burns, Man Charged with Manslaughter.

23-year-old Sebastian Lindsey allegedly threw gasoline into a fire during a gathering, causing 17-year-old Madison Lewis to sustain fatal burns.

  • 17-year-old Madison Lewis died on January 7, 2024, from severe burns she sustained when 23-year-old Sebastian Lindsey allegedly threw a can of gasoline into a fire during a backyard gathering in December.
  • Lewis was standing near a metal barrel where a small fire was burning when Lindsey allegedly threw the gasoline, causing her hair and clothes to catch fire.
  • Instead of calling 911, witnesses drove Lewis to the hospital in a car, allegedly fearing getting in trouble due to the presence of alcohol at the gathering.
  • Lewis was treated for burns over 90% of her body at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, where she was placed in a medically induced coma and underwent multiple surgeries.
  • Lindsey was arrested on January 8 and charged with manslaughter. He is currently held in the Jack County Jail without bond.
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