A North Carolina mother was arrested last week after allegedly assisting her 16-year-old son as he set himself on fire.
Janie Lachelle Talley, 41, was arrested last week for allegedly filming her son as he lit himself on fire as part of the internet ‘fire challenge’ .
Janie Talley has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile after police say she filmed her son as he doused himself in fingernail polish remover July 29 as part of the viral ‘fire challenge’ online video .
The boy sustained minor burns on his chest and neck as other people watching his stunt-gone-wrong managed to tamp out the flames.
It’s a viral sensation among teens, which requires them to post a video on social media of them lighting themselves on fire, typically with the aid of a highly flammable substance. A much more dangerous and far cry from it’s innocent predecessor, the ice bucket challenge, where participants pour a bucket of ice water on themselves, the fire challenge is particularly dangerous, even fatal.
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