<p>A New Jersey woman was charged on Saturday with killing her newborn baby by setting her on fire and leaving her burning in the middle of a roadway, law enforcement said.</p>.<p>Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier, 22, of Pemberton Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, was charged with one count of first degree murder and was being held on $500,000 bail, police and a local prosecutor said.</p>.<p>Dorvilier was accused of dousing the baby with a flammable liquid before setting her alight, Burlington County Prosecutor Robert Bernardi and Pemberton Township Police Chief David Jantas said in a statement.</p>.<p>Officers responded to an emergency call of a fire in the roadway, where they discovered the infant. The baby was airlifted to Saint Christopher’s Hospital in Philadelphia where she was still alive and breathing, the statement said.</p>.<p>She died from her wounds about two hours later. Dorvilier was taken into custody at the scene. She was being held on $500,000 bail awaiting a first court appearance, the prosecutor said.</p>.<p>It was unclear if she had obtained an attorney or if she will be assigned a public defender. An autopsy will be performed by Burlington County Medical Examiner, authorities said.</p>
<p>A New Jersey woman was charged on Saturday with killing her newborn baby by setting her on fire and leaving her burning in the middle of a roadway, law enforcement said.</p>.<p>Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier, 22, of Pemberton Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, was charged with one count of first degree murder and was being held on $500,000 bail, police and a local prosecutor said.</p>.<p>Dorvilier was accused of dousing the baby with a flammable liquid before setting her alight, Burlington County Prosecutor Robert Bernardi and Pemberton Township Police Chief David Jantas said in a statement.</p>.<p>Officers responded to an emergency call of a fire in the roadway, where they discovered the infant. The baby was airlifted to Saint Christopher’s Hospital in Philadelphia where she was still alive and breathing, the statement said.</p>.<p>She died from her wounds about two hours later. Dorvilier was taken into custody at the scene. She was being held on $500,000 bail awaiting a first court appearance, the prosecutor said.</p>.<p>It was unclear if she had obtained an attorney or if she will be assigned a public defender. An autopsy will be performed by Burlington County Medical Examiner, authorities said.</p>