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Christina Leach, 27, of Dauphin County is seen in an undated police photo.

(Silver Spring Township police )

A Pennsylvania woman has been accused of injuring a man by tying him to a bed and setting him on fire before fleeing in his van.

Christina Leach, 27, of Dauphin County was arrested at 9:30 p.m. Saturday in Harrisburg in Dauphin County in the work van reportedly stolen from the Cumberland County home where the alleged attack took place, PennLive.com reported.

Police and fire investigators comb a property on the 7100 block of Wertzville Road, Silver Spring Twp., where a man suffered burns after a woman allegedly set him on fire Saturday.

She is charged with aggravated assault, arson and theft, police said.

The victim, whose name was not released, told police that a woman offered a massage at his Silver Spring Township home at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The two had met several days earlier, police said, but did not describe the circumstances.

"She tied him to the bed and poured a flammable substance on his upper torso and lit him on fire," Sgt. Leroy Hippensteel said.

Leach then stole the man's van and fled, police said.

The man freed himself, jumped out a second-story window and drove to a Turkey Hill convenience store to seek help, Fox43 reported.

He was flown to a Lehigh Valley burn center, where his condition wasn't immediately available,

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Although the fire spread to the floor and ceiling of the upstairs bedroom, fire crews quickly put out the blaze, officials said.

Leach, who also faces charges in Dauphin County, is being held at the Dauphin County Prison, authorities said.



The Associated Press said its efforts were unsuccessful Sunday in contacting Leach or her attorney.