Insets, from top left: William DiBernardino and Jmarr McNeil and Betty Jo Lane, bottom (Monroe Township Police Department). Background: The location in New Jersey where the acid attack happened (WPVI/YouTube).
A man is accused of paying two people to travel hundreds of miles from Florida to New Jersey to attack his ex-girlfriend in her driveway by throwing a cup of what authorities believe is a highly caustic acid at her, causing chemical burns over 35% of her body, authorities said.
The unidentified woman, 42, was flown to a burn center where she is being treated, Monroe Township police said in a news release . Three people were taken into custody in Florida in connection with the terrifying attack on July 26 in Monroe Township, New Jersey, officials said.
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The suspects were identified as William DiBernardino, 49, Betty Jo Lane, 38, and Jmarr McNeil, 39, authorities said. DiBernardino allegedly paid the other two defendants to travel 900 miles north along the East Coast to carry out the assault…