N.J. baby killed when mom set her on fire to be remembered during vigil
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 By Jessica Beym | South Jersey Times South Jersey Newspapers
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on January 19, 2015 at 11:39 AM, updated January 20, 2015 at 10:14 AM
 Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier, 22, of Rutgers Avenue in Pemberton. (Photo provided)Associated Press
A vigil will be held Wednesday night for the Pemberton infant who was killed Friday night after she was set on fire, allegedly by the hand of her own mother.
The Burlington County Times reports that the vigil, to be held at Browns Mills United Methodist Church at 7:30 p.m., will be open to members of Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier's family.
Dorvilier, 22, of Pemberton, has been charged with murder
after she allegedly doused the child in a flammable liquid then set her on fire in the middle of the road.
A witness said he saw the woman get out of her car and set something on fire that night and that the woman told the witness she was burning dog waste, according to the Associated Press.
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 child died two hours later.
The details of the baby's birth are being investigated 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 held at the Burlington County Corrections and Work Release Center, in Pemberton Township.
The Burlington County Prosecutor's Office did not immediately return a call on Monday seeking additional information about the investigation.
A Facebook page for the vigil has beed created, which details where to send donations.
The organizer of the page, Jenna Dilley writes:
"Please do not come on this page bashing the mother or family. Mother is not going to be judged here. I pray she finds her forgiveness and that we send the message that love is NOT conditional. What I do want to see is all of us, as a community reaching out to that extended family, loving them, embracing them and letting them all know we are here for them. If you cannot do that, this probably isn't the vigil for you to attend."
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