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.
Woman pours boiling water on sleeping boyfriend and watches skin fall off his arms
Alexis Sykes, 22, allegedly posted a Snapchat video of her pouring boiling water on her boyfriend as he slept on their sofa and described watching his skin fall of his arms
A woman has been arrested in the US for pouring boiling water on her boyfriend (Image: Getty Images)
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A Chicago-area woman was ordered held on $500,000 bail this week after being accused of pouring boiling water on her boyfriend last month while he was asleep on a couch, according to a report.
The suspect, identified as Alexis Sykes, 22, of Roselle, Ill., fled to Mississippi after recording herself committing the act in the couple s apartment on Jan. 2, then posting the video to Snapchat, according to the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office.
Sykes was located in Mississippi on Jan. 19 and extradited back to DuPage County to face the charges against her, which include two counts of aggravated battery by caustic substance and two counts of aggravated domestic battery both felonies, prosecutors say.
On Monday, an Illinois judge set bail at $500,000 for a woman accused of pouring boiling water on her sleeping boyfriend and posting the ordeal on social media.
The DuPage County State’s Attorney said in a statement that on January 2, Alexis Sykes, 22, poured a pot of boiling water on her boyfriend as he slept on a couch at their shared apartment. Sykes allegedly then hid the victim’s keys as his skin fell off his arms.
According to prosecutors, Sykes posted a video of the assault to Snapchat 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 H(emoji blowing kiss) n still cried & beg me to drive him to hospital.”
Feb 3, 2021
A 22 year old woman, Alexis Sykes was charged with aggravated battery by caustic substance and aggravated domestic battery.
The video she took of pouring boiling water was shared to SnapChat 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,”