Florida Girl, 11, and Boyfriend, 15, Set Mom on Fire, Cops Say

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An 11-year-old Florida girl and her 15-year-old boyfriend are accused of plotting to kill the girl's mother by setting her bedroom on fire while the woman slept, Florida authorities said Wednesday.

Samantha Broadhead and Jack Ault have been charged with attempted murder and arson after the fire Tuesday in Clearwater — about 20 miles west of Tampa on Florida's Gulf Coast — MyFoxTampa.com reported.

Clearwater Police Department detectives say the young couple poured gasoline on Nancy Broadhead's bedroom floor and bed, and then set the room aflame. Police say the pair escaped in the mother's 2007 Ford Focus.

It was unclear if either suspect had an attorney. There was no answer at a listing for an Ault in Clearwater.

The girl's mother was awakened by a smoke alarm and managed to escape. Authorities say Nancy Broadhead, 47, sustained serious burns and smoke inhalation. Her injuries were not considered life threatening.

Samantha Broadhead later returned to the scene and agreed to go to police headquarters for questioning. Jack Ault was located at a friend's house and taken into custody.

Police spokeswoman Elizabeth Watts said a motive was "probably just typical teenage angst."

Watts said there was ongoing tension between Nancy and Samantha Broadhead, which escalated Monday when the mother confronted her daughter about stealing some of her cigarettes.

Ault has been taken to a juvenile facility, and Samantha Broadhead is undergoing a mental evaluation.

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[Chica Yeyé 41]

Whoa

[Ban Hammer 14,086]

getting a head start on the who's naughty list for next christmas i see.

[Ladylethal 12]

One can tell that one won't grow up to be anything good.

[Nagishkaw 510]

"probably just typical teenage angst."

Typical???

[Peikko 1,575]

Mental evaluation sounds like a plan. Not a normal response to 'teenage angst'.

[Krikit 1,166]

Not to mention that an 11 year old child is not a teenager.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Mental evaluation sounds like a plan. Not a normal response to 'teenage angst'.

[Wyld Blu 35]

Why does an 11 yr old girl have a boyfriend in the first place? I mean...JMO...but that is a bit young...not to mention a 15 yr old teenager boy.

-Blu-

[AlHayatZween 2]

:o

Holy smokes !

(no pun intended)

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Not sure which is more disturbing That the woman was set on fire or the ages of the parties that are a couple? If you have a boyfriend at 11 what age did you start casual dating ?

[Chica Yeyé 41]

:o

Holy smokes !

(no pun intended)

you are so evil.

I like that.

[Amby 490]

#######?????

[Danno 1,228]

Awe come'on

We all did stuff like this when we were young.

[alienlovechild 75]

Not sure which is more disturbing That the woman was set on fire or the ages of the parties that are a couple? If you have a boyfriend at 11 what age did you start casual dating ?

Probably about the same time she started smoking.

Where's the father?

Oh right, that's a big taboo to even raise that question nowadays. My bad.