California homeless girl set on fireplace in horrific assault

[ad_1] Video reveals a driver pulling over her automobile and setting a homeless girl on fireplace earlier than allegedly kicking the burned sufferer and fleeing in her automobile.

Disturbing surveillance footage reveals the suspect — recognized as 34-year-old Jacqueline Popaibarra — turning her automobile down a quiet avenue in South Sacramento April 26 earlier than stopping subsequent to a homeless encampment.

Popaibarra bought out of her automobile and started to argue with the 49-year-old homeless sufferer, who had simply set as much as sleep for the night , in accordance with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Workplace.

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<source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/343/192/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/686/384/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="192" width="343"><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/672/378/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/1344/756/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="378" width="672"><source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/931/523/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/1862/1046/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="523" width="931"><source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/720/405/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/1440/810/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="405" width="720"> Surveillance video reveals the suspect turning her automobile down a quiet avenue in South Sacramento April 26 earlier than stopping subsequent to a homeless encampment on the nook. (Sacramento County Sheriff’s Workplace)

The suspect then allegedly threw a liquid — presumed to be a hearth accelerant — onto the sufferer and set her on fireplace.

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As bystanders helped put out the fireplace, Popaibarra proceeded to kick the severely-burned girl, earlier than calmly strolling again to her automobile and fleeing, police said .

<source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/343/192/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/686/384/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="192" width="343"><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/672/378/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/1344/756/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="378" width="672"><source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/931/523/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/1862/1046/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="523" width="931"><source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/720/405/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/1440/810/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="405" width="720"> The sufferer had burns masking one-third of her physique, together with her face, arms, torso and again. (Sacramento County Sheriff’s Workplace)

The sufferer had burns to one-third of her physique after the alleged attack , together with on her face, arms, torso and again.

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The homeless girl was taken to a hospital and intubated for a number of days, leaving her unable to talk or present legislation enforcement with an announcement, in accordance with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Workplace.

<source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/343/192/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-3.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/686/384/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-3.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="192" width="343"><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/672/378/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-3.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/1344/756/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-3.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="378" width="672"><source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/931/523/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-3.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/1862/1046/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-3.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="523" width="931"><source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/720/405/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-3.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/1440/810/disturbing-video-shows-homeless-woman-set-on-fire-in-horrifying-attack-3.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="405" width="720"> Popaibarra is in custody on $400,000 bail for the alleged assault. (Sacramento County Sheriff’s Workplace)

The sufferer positively recognized Popaibarra, who has since been arrested on an unrelated robbery charge, as her assailant Tuesday.

Popaibarra is in custody on $400,000 bail for the alleged assault.

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The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Workplace didn't instantly reply to Fox Information Digital's request for remark.

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