Even the happiest couples sometimes disagree. Learning to communicate well together and caring for each other’s needs are paramount for a good relationship. Of course, there are plenty of people who bring out the worst in others and end up living a pretty toxic life. Their emotions might get the better of them from time to time, and it could have unhealthy consequences. A New York City couple reportedly got into a lovers’ spat that got totally out of control, leaving them both with serious burns.
According to the New York Post, police responded to West 177th Street and Cabrini Boulevard in Washington Heights, Manhattan, on February 17, 2026, around 12:30 a.m. Upon arrival, they found a car and a 27-year-old man on fire. The unidentified male allegedly started the fires as part of a domestic dispute with his unnamed 27-year-old female partner.
Emergency responders took him to Harlem Hospital with extensive burns. He’s reportedly in stable condition, according to the Post. His girlfriend’s hands had burns, and paramedics took her to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. It’s unclear what started the fight, but the man allegedly started the fire and his girlfriend apparently tried to snuff the flames with her hands. Police made no arrests.
According to a new report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation titled Domestic Relationships and Violent Crimes, 2020-2024, these types of disputes continue to rise. Females are the most common victims, and sadly, many disputes end in death.
“Over the five-year period studied, the percentage of violent crimes within domestic relationships increased,” the report reads. “Law enforcement reported more than 11,000 domestic violence murder victims and an additional 1.1 million victims of domestic violence. Nearly 75 percent of the victims were female.”
No one deserves any kind of abuse from their partner. Whether it’s physical or emotional, we are all deserving of love that makes us feel good. Hopefully, whatever happened between this couple is a wake-up call, and they go their separate ways. Nothing about this can possibly be considered healthy.
