A Texas man allegedly set fire to his home, causing the death of his brother and his mother severely injured because the couple “did not follow the Bible.”
The suspect Philip Mills, 40 years old, has been charged with murder and arson for setting fire to his home in El Paso on Thursday night. New York Post Report. The fire killed his 54-year-old brother Paul Mills and severely injured his mother.According to reports, the suspect told investigators that he set fire to the house because his brother and mother did not follow Bible.
Philip told investigators that he poured gasoline from a lawn mower on the sofa in the living room. The report said that he then set fire to a blaze.
According to the quoted affidavit of arrest KTSM, Philip walked out of the house after setting fire. Then he waited outside “with a big rock in his hand” in case his brother and mother came out of the burning house.
The suspect’s 82-year-old mother, Florence Annette Mills, successfully escaped the fire and was rescued by emergency personnel. She was severely burned and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The police said in a statement that Paul was also dragged out of the house due to severe burns and taken to a local hospital, where he died. statement On Facebook.
According to the affidavit, when Philip learned that his mother was in a serious condition, he “laughed and told investigators that he was shocked that neither his mother nor his brother had lost his life, and called the incident a’failed attempt’,”” New York. The Times post reported it.
KTSM quoted neighbor Roger Torres as saying that Philip behaved strangely earlier in the day. “He is bad news, all he did was sit there drinking and smoking, and I noticed that he was back in his old life,” he said.
Philip already has an extensive criminal record, including trespassing and evading arrest before Thursday’s incident.
“When we found out that only two were transported, we thought that’what happened to the other brother’ there were three (persons) so I think, in my opinion, he is related to this matter,” Torres added.
Law enforcement officers from the El Paso Police Department and the Fire Department are investigating the incident.
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