A woman was charged with arson after she attempted suicide inside her Middletown mobile home that caught fire last week , police said in court documents.

Drew Mehalick-Headley, 29, of Middletown, was charged with two counts of arson, risking catastrophe and aggravated cruelty to animals, according to court documents filed by Middletown police.

The fire was reported around 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 27 in the 100 block of Caravan Court at Harborton Estates, police said.

An affidavit of probable cause written by police said Mehalick-Headley made statements to the fire marshal that she started the fire. The exact cause of the fire, however, was not outlined in the affidavit.

Police said the fire appeared to be “criminal in nature” after discovering a grill in the kitchen containing a few piece

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