police station in Memphis, United States on Thursday and charged with attempted second-degree murder.His girlfriend Rebecca Briggs survived the horrific attack, but has been left with "second-degree to deep second-degree burns" to her face, neck, chest, and arms, according to police.Fox News reported that officers attending the scene struggled to understand her when they arrived at the scene because of her burns.The incident began when Ms Briggs told Upshaw on a driveway outside a friend's home that she no longer wanted to be in a relationship with him.Reacting aggressively to the news, Upshaw doused her with petrol.He then told her that if he 'could not be with her, then no one could', before setting fire to her with a lit cigarette..
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