Article: BOY, 4, SET AFIRE, CRITICALLY INJURED; OLDER BROTHER, 7, DOUSED HIM WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND THEN IGNITED IT, POLICE SAID.(Local)

Byline: Mike Fish and Mike McAndrew Staff writers

A 4-year-old Syracuse boy was in "extremely critical" condition Sunday after most of his body was burned when his older brother doused him in lighter fluid and ignited it with a match Saturday night, police said.

Nyquest Tearney of 103 Boise Drive suffered second- and third-degree burns over 85 percent to 95 percent of his body in the 10:40 p.m. incident at an aunt's home at 338 Seymour St., city police Sgt. Tom Connellan said.

Sunday afternoon, police charged the 7-year-old with assault, issuing him a ticket that requires he appear in Onondaga County Family Court, where he'll be treated as a ...

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