Prosecutors Say Woman Set Home Ablaze on Purpose, Killing 5-Year-Old Child Inside

Trial is underway for Taquida Hendrix, who is accused of setting a house fire that killed a five-year-old boy

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  • Trial is underway for Taquida Hendrix, who is accused of setting a house fire that killed a 5-year-old boy
  • Malakai Stovall suffered severe burns and died three days after the fire
  • The boy’s babysitter made a desperate call to 911 for help, pleading for law enforcement to “Hurry up!” and “I can’t get to him!”

Trial is underway for a woman accused of setting a house fire that killed a 5-year-old boy.

Taquida Hendrix, 32, was charged with murder and arson in connection with the death of Malakai Stovall on Aug. 1 in Rochester, N.Y.

Stovall, who suffered severe burns and was placed on a ventilator, died in a hospital three days after the fire, the Democrat & Chronicle reported. Two firefighters were also injured in the blaze, per KATV…

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