PEMBERTON TWP. — A 22-year-old township woman has been charged with murder after allegedly setting her newborn child on fire Friday night on Simontown Road, Burlington County authorities announced Saturday.

Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier, 22, of Rutgers Avenue, in Pemberton, was charged with one count of murder, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi and Pemberton Township police Chief David H. Jantas.

Officers from the Pemberton Township Police Department were dispatched to Simontown Road just before 11 p.m. Friday after a resident called to report the fire in the roadway.

The baby was airlifted to Saint Christopher's Hospital in Philadelphia about 15 minutes later and was reported to be alive and breathing at that time, authorities said.

The baby died approximately two hours later.

"The investigation revealed that the infant had been doused with an accelerant prior to being set ablaze," according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.

Dorvilier was taken into custody at the scene. An autopsy on the infant will be performed by Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood.

The details of the baby's birth are being investigated. The investigation is being conducted by detectives from the Pemberton police department and the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.

Bail for Dorvilier was set at $500,000 by the Hon. Jeanne T. Covert, J.S.C. She was lodged in the Burlington County Corrections and Work Release Center, in Pemberton Township.

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