man burns girlfriend to death with petrol while she was smoking

Authorities were called around 2:30 am on
Sunday morning to report a fire that started in a
room at the Lincoln Motel in the Philadelphia
suburb of Bensalem in the US. When they
arrived they arrested and charged a 46 year old
Philadelphia man, Kevin Small, after he
confessed to throwing a cup of gasoline on his
girlfriend, 46 year old Mellissa Bacon-Smith,
while she was smoking, starting a fire that killed
her, after a dispute between the two. *Such a
SICK man.*
Police said Small told them that he bought the
gasoline from a convenience store across the
street from the motel. He said he didn't intend
to kill his girlfriend.
Fire crews reported thick black smoke coming
from two rooms. The blaze was declared under
control in about a half-hour.
When reporters asked Smith if he had anything
to say to Bacon-Smith's family, he responded,
"I'm sorry."
At least three people were rescued from second-
floor rooms following the fire. Several people
were treated for smoke inhalation, but their
injuries were not considered life-threatening