Absolute Shame: Man Sets Ex-Girlfriend On Fire 2 Weeks After She’s Denied Restraining Order

June 12th, 2012 - By Brande Victorian

Source:Florida.arrests.org

Someone is going to have to pay for not protecting Naomie Breton and hopefully it’s not just the Florida woman who suffered severe burns after she was set on fire by her ex-boyfriend.

Surveillance video from early this morning shows the 34-year-old single mother of three pumping gas into her car when Roosevelt Mondesir, the father of her 4-year-old son, pulled up to the 7-Eleven beside her. The two were supposed to meet to exchange custody of their son but the boy was’nt with him. Instead, Mondesir rushed Breton with a gas can and what she thought was a machete, doused his child’s mother with gasoline, and then set her on fire.

On the tape, you can hear Breton yell, “Get away from me!” as she tries to lock her attacker outside the store. Mondesir proceeds to drag her outside and she screams hysterically and tears off her shirt. When the store clerk called 911 Mondesir ran off, but police dogs and helicopters found him two hours later, crouched behind bushes near the 7-Eleven.

Though this incident has landed Mondesir, 52, in jail on a charge of attempted murder, it could have been prevented. According to the Orlando Sentinel, just two weeks ago, on May 29, Breton tried to get a restraining order against Mondesir, alleging that he had threatened her for months and was prone to outbursts of rage. The judge turned down the request due to a lack of evidence and now Breton lies in a hospital with burns to her face and neck that, luckily, doctors expect her to recover from.

Court files show the couple’s turbulent relationship started long before the restraining order attempt. The couple met in 2003 while Breton was still married. Two years later, she divorced her husband and Mondesir, a truck driver, moved into the house with her and her two sons before they had a child of their own. Palm Beach County Sheriffs were routinely called to the home, and just this past February Mondesir allegedly cut up their furniture and threatened to hurt Breton and kick her out of the house. A month later Breton was arrested on a domestic battery charge stemming from a fight over a TV remote. Mondesir called the Sheriff’s Office and said his girlfriend punched him in the face, she said he hit her first and charges against her were never prosecuted.

Breton and the kids moved out just days later but Mondesir continued to harass her with threatening calls, which ultimately led up to the attack last night. Mondesir is currently being held without bond and hopefully won’t be able to attack her again.



More on Madame Noire!

More from StyleBlazer
More from MommyNoire

Comment Disclaimer

Comments that contain profane or derogatory language, video links or exceed 200 words will require approval by a moderator before appearing in the comment section. XOXO-MN

  • TooReal

    Majority of women young and old are killed or beaten by some man that’s suppose to love and protect them.My philosophy is and has been that if a female has to get a restraining order to try and keep their so-called lover,husband ,protector from hurting them the next stop,same day, is get something to arm themselves with whether its legal or illegal and carry it everyday,everywhere and don’t hesitant for a second to use it!Unforunately HE’S turned the situation into him being the continuous winner at all cost including her life.

  • Annie pukerseon

    At my school they showed this to all the couples and then the teacher said this could happen to you guys then they all broke up now lol

  • Kay

    FloRida has not been looking or sounding good lately….smh that’s why battered women don’t speak out because of situations like these…glad she survived…

  • emilio

    First of all a restraining order is a piece of paper even if she had one he would’ve still did this to her.

  • Ladybug94

    Now, this guy is the one police need to use police brutality on, not young teens. They never get it right.

  • joe

    did anyone else catch the commercial right before the video of her being set on fire? Of a Clown on fire running down the street. wtf

  • Ladybug94

    We would like to think R.O. work but they don’t, they are just a paperwork that’s filed. Unfortunately it takes more than that to keep a crazy person from you.

  • Ona2684

    What is going on in Florida these days?!?! I dont think I’ll be setting foot in that state anytime soon. I hope she sues the ish out of the judge, the county and who ever else is responsible for her request being denied. How can there not be enough evidence when there are police reports. The system is wrong, justice is almost never served and dont even think about preventing crime the right way. It amazes me how nothing can actually be done until its too late and the preventative methods that are attempted are always just bandaides that do nothing to solve the problem. There is so much ugly in this world some days its hard to take.

  • @naturalsistagrl

    Everyone is quick to say when in a situation such as this, that the victim should have left. So many times the system fails such people that they have no other choice but to stay. I was in an abusive relationship for 2 yrs. Yes, all the signs were there for me to leave him but I felt that I was safer if I stayed. How you may ask, because I knew that if I went to the police they would take a report and that would be it. I would still have to fend for myself and watch my own back. I also felt that if he and I stayed together that it would help me to keep a better eye on him and know where he was and not somewhere hiding stalking me. I was finally able to get rid of him when I got my gun permit and started taking classes to carry concealed. If it would have come down to it it would have been him and not me.

    • Monica

      I’m asking you this question out of curiousity. If you no longer cared, loved and wanted to be with this man. How did you still maintain a relationsip with him? Along with everything that goes with that (outings, cooking, intimacy, support system). What did he do when you finally left him?

      • @naturalsistagrl

        I stayed with him basically because I didn’t love myself, my family was 3 hours away, and I had no one else to be with. We would always put on a good front in front of others and everyone always thought we were so happy with one another. The turning point in our relationship was when I met my now husband. He and I started off as friends and I told him the things that were going on in my relationship, and he looked me in my eyes and said if he was a real man he wouldn’t treat a woman that way. That made me realize that it was time to go. It was hard to leave at first because he did stalk me. He would show up at my job, flatten my tires….not once but twice, go into my apartment and take clothes. He would go by my apartment all times of day and night even after I had gotten the restraining order. But once he realized that I had someone in my life that wouldn’t allow him to hurt me he backed off. Men like this will usually put their hands on a woman but never stand up to a man. I had to find a new job, move out of my apartment, and change my number because I had over 150 missed calls from him in two days.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lucy-Goosey/100002328530463 Lucy Goosey

    i bet there’s more to the story.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=615763230 Cherry Davis

    I feel sorry for her but I’m sure he exhibited MANY signs of abuse when she first met him. At least he didn’t attack her kids too. ALSO if your ex is abusive meet OUTSIDE the police station for exchanges! It’s unlikely they will act out with police officers within shooting distance who have GUNS! You can’t expect staff at McD or 7-11 to jump between you and a bullet, knife or gas!

  • RedButterfly81

    My cousin lives in Miami and told me about this over the phone last night. I bet that judge is kicking himself in his butt for denying a restraining order for this woman.

    • Ladybug94

      This is sad because, I’m sure her intent was to meet in a public place thinking she would be safe.

  • Yvette

    How many times do we have to hear about a woman or a man being ran over or set on fire by their ex before judges take requests for restraining orders seriously! I mean come on…not enough evidence? Really? Well judge, is there enough now? SMDH. To ALL my brothers and sisters in an abusive relationship, HE OR SHE WILL NEVER STOP SO PLEASE SAVE YOURSELVES AND LEAVE!!!!!! YOU MUST LOVE YOURSELVES BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN BEGIN TO LOVE SOMEONE ELSE!!!!!

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lo-Key/100002513553299 Lo Key

      Maybe you haven’t noticed, but a restraining order is just a piece of paper. I suppose you expect she should fan the restraining order at the guy while he tries to kill her. That will certainly stop him!

    • ejford

      Restraining orders are not enough. Just last week, in my city, a woman had gotten a restraining order against her husband on Tuesday. On Wednesday, he went to her work, ran her over with his car, shot her in the head, then shot & killed himself. That only proves that piece of paper is just that, a piece of paper.

  • Monica

    This is a sad story. Women need to understand and realize that the first time a man hits you. You need to walk away. I’m sure she had friends and family that told her to leave him. She chose to stay. Many of the situations we get into can be prevented. I truly believe God whispers to us in all situations. We make the decision to receive it or not.

    • Ladybug94

      The article didn’t say she was still with him, it says they were meeting up to exchange so the father could give the son to her but the child was not in the car.

  • jferthefab

    yall couldn’t find a better picture of her than a mugshot…smh

    • SocialButterFly

      i know, right? The headline with her mugshot is quite confusing.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_LBSPSV27VXWMQ62NT7IIYVKWD4 NaomiH

    Wow this is just to sad but it seems like he was determined to hurt her restraining order on not. I hope see recovers and they keep him locked up and away from her for good. Its the poor children who would have suffered if he killed her the court system can be such a joke sometimes.

  • TRUTH IS

    The law is not on our side. And he is a vermin!!

    • Gimmeabreak78

      Amen. He needs to be set on fire himself.