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A man named Ricardo Richardson walked free after a jury unanimously acquitted him of attempted murder and causing dangerous harm — charges stemming from an explosive family argument in November 2023. Prosecutors claimed he deliberately doused his uncle and grandmother with gasoline and set them on fire. But Richardson’s defense painted a different picture: his uncle accidentally ignited the fuel mid-air during a heated fight, then fell onto him while burning. Richardson said he heroically tried to save his grandmother before rushing her to the hospital. His uncle suffered catastrophic burns covering 80-90% of his body and spent five weeks in a coma. After over two hours of deliberation, the jury found him not guilty — and Richardson was cleared to leave court.

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