Roselle woman poured boiling water on sleeping boyfriend: prosecutors
By Sun-Times Media Wire
Alexis Sykes | DuPage County Sheriff Office
ROSELLE, Ill. - A 22-year-old woman allegedly poured boiling water on her boyfriend while he slept at their
Roselle apartment, causing burns that required skin graft surgery.
After Alexis Sykes dumped the boiling water on him early Jan. 2, she went to SnapChat and described watching his skin fall off his arms, according to the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office.
Sykes allegedly posted a video with the caption: I kinda feel bad now because he got 2&3rd degree Burns from face to waist & they rushin him to burn center but oh well (shrugging shoulder emoji) B (emoji blowing kiss) n still cried & beg me to drive him to hospital.