Heather Tirado said she was still in shock over the loss of her home and her pets, who perished in the fire. Bexar County sheriff's investigators said the 15-year-old destroyed his neighbour's home on the 10600 block of South Shaenridge to prove he wasn't having a relationship with Tirado's 13-year-old daughter, a claim the boy's girlfriend allegedly made.
"She didn't believe him, and to profess his love for her, he broke into my home and did what he did," Tirado said. "It makes me sick to my stomach." Tirado's daughter told investigators she never spoke with the 15-year-old, said Deputy Ino Badillo.
After starting the fire, the teenager went to his home next door and tried to kill himself, Badillo said.
"The 15-year-old boy knew we were coming looking for him, and he decides to drink a mixture of vodka, Clorox, contact cleaning fluid and rat poison," he said.
The teenager is recovering from the suicide attempt at a local hospital. He has been arrested and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation, Badillo said. The boy's girlfriend was with him when he set the fire, but she isn't expected to face any charges since she reportedly tried to stop him.
With news video.
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