Police: Woman accused of spraying teacher with lighter fluid
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A North Carolina woman has been arrested and accused by police of spraying a teacher with lighter fluid and threatening to burn her.
Durham police told local media organizations that 30-year-old Shequella Sheala Leonard went to her child's school for a meeting Monday with the teacher. Police said the woman became irate over accusations about her son's behavior and that the principal asked her to leave.
Police say Leonard then took a container of lighter fluid from her purse and squirted it on the teacher, splashing it in the teacher's eyes. Medics subsequently arrived to treat the teacher.
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Leonard faces several charges including assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
She appeared in court Wednesday, and is jailed on a $500,000 bond. Her attorney requested a lower bond.