6-Year-Old Clarendon County Boy Set on Fire, Organization Says

CLARENDON COUNT, S.C. (WOLO) — A civil rights organization alleges that a six-year-old boy was set on fire by a 12-year-old boy.

According to the National Action Network, the incident took place in Alcolu in Clarendon County in October of 2016.

We had a crew at the news conference in Manning this morning to address the incident.

In a press release, the organization claims the six-year-old and his family are now receiving threats.

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