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Smyrna woman stabbed and burned; ex-boyfriend jailed

By Ty Tagami
April 13, 2010

A Smyrna woman is in stable condition after she was stabbed and burned while bound and gagged in her apartment Monday, police said.

Police are blaming the attack on her former boyfriend, Lawrence Scott, 24, and say he was caught after a foot chase during which he removed some of his clothes.

Scott is charged with aggravated assault, first-degree arson, armed robbery and simple battery. He is being held at the Cobb County Jail.

Police were called to the victim's apartment around 3 p.m. They found a woman who had been stabbed several times, and they caught a suspect who "did partially disrobe" as he ran, Smyrna Police spokesman Officer Michael Smith said.

He added that police are not investigating the attack as a rape.

-- Staff writer Larry Hartstein contributed to this report.

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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