INSANE Revenge: Doctor Sets Fire to 99-Year-Old Grandma’s Home Over Ex’s New Girlfriend!

Love can make people do crazy things—but what happens when heartbreak turns into pure destruction?

A highly respected doctor, once devoted to saving lives, threw it all away in a jealous, vengeful act that could have turned deadly. Her crime? Setting fire to the home of her ex-boyfriend’s 99-year-old grandmother in a twisted attempt at revenge.

Now, she’s sitting in a jail cell, stripped of her career, her freedom, and the future she once had.

A Love Lost, A Dangerous Obsession

It all started with a breakup. Dr. Amy Cohen, 36, an infectious disease specialist, had been in a relationship with a man she thought would be her forever. But when things ended, she couldn’t let go.

Seeing her ex move on with a new girlfriend ignited something dark inside her. What started as lingering resentment soon spiraled into an obsessive need for revenge.

Cohen began harassing her ex’s new girlfriend and her family. She distributed disturbing flyers that accused them of being Islamophobic, targeting them with a campaign of intimidation. But even that wasn’t enough.

Her anger needed an outlet—and she found one in the most vulnerable member of the family: a 99-year-old grandmother.

From Harassment to Arson: A Deadly Plan Unfolds

Fueled by rage and desperation, Cohen took her vengeance to a horrifying new level.

On a cold November night in 2023, she drove to the elderly woman’s home in Narberth, Pennsylvania. Dressed in dark clothes, she crept onto the property, poured lighter fluid onto the porch, and set it ablaze before walking away as if nothing had happened.

Inside, the 99-year-old woman was asleep, completely unaware that her home was going up in flames.

Luckily, the fire was caught early. First responders arrived in time to prevent a tragedy, but the fear and trauma had already been inflicted. The family was left reeling.

And when investigators uncovered the truth, the shock was even greater: the person responsible was someone they knew.

The Arrest That No One Saw Coming

Surveillance cameras had captured Cohen in the act, and when police showed the footage to her ex-boyfriend, he recognized her instantly.

It didn’t take long for authorities to track her down. A search of her car turned up more threatening letters and a can of lighter fluid—the very same brand used to start the fire.

When the cuffs went on, Cohen’s life as she knew it was over.

The woman who had once taken an oath to heal was now facing arson, stalking, terroristic threats, and reckless endangerment charges.

Her promising career was gone in an instant. The Pennsylvania medical board first suspended her license, then revoked it altogether.

Now, she was no longer a doctor. She was an inmate.

Inside the Courtroom: A Judge’s Harsh Reality Check

In court, Cohen tried to apologize.

“I know saying I’m deeply sorry doesn’t undo what I did,” she told the judge. “But I hope the family can begin to heal.”

Her lawyer argued that her borderline personality disorder, ADHD, and anxiety, combined with Adderall abuse, played a major role in her downward spiral.

But Judge Wendy Rothstein didn’t buy it.

She made one thing clear: mental illness is not an excuse for putting an innocent woman’s life at risk.

“The next step in your rehabilitation is understanding that there are consequences for your actions,” the judge told her.

And with that, Cohen received the maximum sentence—11½ to 23 months in county jail.

A Family Forever Changed

For the victim and her family, the nightmare isn’t over.

A 99-year-old woman, who had nothing to do with Cohen’s heartbreak, was nearly burned alive because of someone else’s obsession. Her loved ones, simply caught in the crossfire, now live with the fear that something so unimaginable even happened.

As for Cohen, she has lost everything:
Her freedom
Her career
The respect of her peers
Any chance at the life she once had

What started as a broken heart turned into an obsession, an obsession turned into revenge, and revenge turned into a crime that will haunt her forever.

Love can make people do crazy things. But this? This went far beyond crazy.