Donate to help woman set on fire, trust fund established for domestic violence victim Audrey Mabrey

November 19, 11:31 PMTampa Crime ExaminerCharisse Van Horn

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Wondering how you can donate to help the woman set on fire by her husband? Audrey Mabrey is only 26 years old. She is the mother of two small children, and according to reports, she wanted to leave her abusive husband. Like many other woman, she felt trapped and is if she had no way out.

Audrey Mabrey and her husband’s marriage was rocky. Though details are slim and the investigation is ongoing, Audrey Mabrey already fits the profile of many battered women. Police responded to a domestic abuse situation at her home on October 20, 2009. It was alleged that her husband had been violent with her and tried to rape her. Though police wanted to press charges, Tampa prosecutors closed the case after Audrey’s unwillingness to prosecute her husband. Without her testimony against him, there is little the state can do, especially if there are no injuries or witnesses.

That isn’t the case now.

This beautiful, young 26 year old woman who should be looking to her future with her two young children is lying in Tampa General Hospital in critical condition. Burns cover over 80% of her body. Her estranged husband will be prosecuted, this time.

While Audrey Mabrey fights for her life, not to become another statistic of Tampa Bay’s domestic violence fatalities, her parents are struggling to get enough money to come to Tampa and help out. They are in Texas. And she has children, two small to know what is going on, but old enough to be aware that mommy isn’t there- old enough to feel the impact of domestic violence and abuse, and first-degree attempted murder.

Audrey Mabry worked at Chili’s in Brandon, Florida, located at 1949 W. Brandon Blvd. She worked there for three years; she had a beautiful, radiant smile and dreams for her future. She wanted to become a teacher, she attended school at Hillsborough Community College, and now her classmates try to make sense of such irrational violence.

Thanksgiving and Christmas are only weeks away, Chili’s Dallas corporate office said they will donate Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for the Mabreys, meanwhile Audrey clings on to the fragile thread of life. Her friends, family, and strangers pray for her recovery, pray that she will be reunited with her children, finish school, and see her dream of becoming a teacher. Her parents should be with her.

A trust fund has been established for Audrey Mabrey and her children. If you’d like to donate, all you have to do is go to your nearest Bank of America and tell them you want to donate to the Audrey Mabrey and Children fund.