‘It Was Just a Prank,’ New Mexico Couple Arrested After Allegedly Setting Homeless Man on Fire

[Lady Freedom Returns]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A couple has been arrested after allegedly setting a homeless man on fire with fireworks earlier this month.

On July 11, authorities say a homeless man was sleeping along the side of a road when he was set on fire by fireworks, which were thrown from an SUV.

Now, police have arrested 31-year-old Joshua Benavidez and 31-year-old Irene Enriquez for aggravated battery with great bodily harm, tampering with evidence, child abuse and conspiracy.

The pair told KOB that they were trying to startle the man, and did not know that he had been burned until their arrest.

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This has been eating at me since it was first reported. And this

[font color=red] It was just a prank, it was just trying to scare him, that was it,” said Benavidez.[/font]

just really hit my boiling point. News flash! Homeless are people too! And would you do this to your co-workers or next-door neighbor? NO! Then don't do it to a homeless person!

Add: They also had their KIDS with them when they did this!!! Their KIDS!!!!

[840high]

1. Stupid and very mean.

[BlueJazz]

2. Boy, some people just love to kick somebody in the face when they're down and out.

[marmar]

3. There are some sick, stunted, deformed human beings out there.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

4. And to add to the stupid factor-

They have now been charged with child abuse because investigators learned their children were with them during the alleged attack.

Yes folks! They did it in front of their KIDS!

[Warpy]

5. "Let's throw explosives on top of an unconscious alcoholic"

Yeah, what the hell could go wrong. They're just lucky the burn unit at the county hospital is keeping him alive, he was very badly burned.

They were doing a good job of raising kids to be psychopaths and bullies just like them. The only good that's come out of this is that those kids were taken away. With one hell of a lot of luck, they'll find a foster family that can start undoing all the damage.