A 67-year-old man from Farmington Hills is going to spend at least 40 years in prison for setting a woman on fire.

Neither her, or her son would know that months later theyd deal with the recovery in the era of COVID-19. With this Pandemic, its put a hold on a lot of things, said Burn Victim, Dorothy Spinella. Its been a turbulent transition back into a live of Normalcy, Not only for Burn Victim Dorothy Spinella, but her son Bryan as well. Taking care of a burn victim and thats something new and it really gave me a lot of resources when we got out of the hospital because of the pandemic, said Dorothys son, Bryan Morrissey. If youd like to help Dorothy and Bryan and they try to bounce back from this, you can click this link here.

REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – William Helmer is facing serious charges. He’s accused of setting Dorothy Spinella on fire, burning 40 percent of her body, as she left as she left her Redford Township job in November. On Tuesday, Helmer appeared briefly in court via video for a probable cause conference. “I think we need to have another conversation, unless you think that’s futile at this point,” the judge said to Helmer’s defense. The prosecutor was set to try to convince the judge that Helmer should stay in jail for a while longer.