NEWNAN, Ga. - A woman has been arrested after police officers say she threw a pot of boiling grease during a fight at a weekend gathering, severely injuring a man.

What we know:

According to Newnan Police Department report, officers responded to a disturbance on Lovelace Street on Sept. 27, where dispatchers had received calls about a physical altercation and "grease being thrown" at someone.

When officers arrived, they found a man in extreme pain, his back covered in burns from the hot grease. Witnesses had poured flour on him in an attempt to ease the injuries before medics arrived.

Investigators determined that the suspect, Clarethia Bellamy, showed up uninvited to a family football party and started an argument on the back porch where a fish fry was underway.

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