This is the first photo of the monster who
abandoned his fire victim wife and their stepdaughter — two-and-a-half months after he accidentally burned her beyond recognition!
Mitch Cobb carelessly sprayed 27-year-old Courtney Waldon with gasoline during a 2016 family cookout. Tragically, Courtney lit up like a torch. “I stopped, dropped and rolled while screaming bloody murder,” she recalled. “I thought I was dying.”
Miraculously, Courtney survived, but she suffered fourth-degree burns on her face and third-degree burns on her hands, legs and feet. She underwent more than 20 surgeries and was hospitalized for 51 days — 30 in an induced coma.
Two weeks after Courtney got home, another tragedy hit. Mitch walked out on her and her now 5-year-old daughter, Caroline. “He said he couldn’t handle or deal with me any longer,” said Courtney.
At the time, the Tallapoosa, Ga., mom could barely walk or open up a snack for Caroline. But gutsy Courtney said recently, “It was a blessing in disguise. I think if he was around he would be holding me down. I wouldn’t be as strong as I am today.” Her tattoo reads "survived because the fire inside me burned broughter than the fire around me."
Courtney still has limited mobility in her hands and she’s had to relearn simple tasks, like how to feed herself. She’s facing $2 million in medical bills, and was forced to give up her home. She and Caroline now live with her parents, and a local nonprofit is building her a new house.
During the ordeal, Courtney and her mother, Karen Cosper, steadfastly refused to identify Mitch. But now an ENQUIRER investigation has uncovered the coward’s face!
Disgustingly, Mitch — who married Courtney just two months before the tragedy — tried to defend his sleazy behavior. “I didn’t leave after two weeks! It was the third week, and I left because she told me to leave!” whined Mitch, who said he’s paying $750 a month in alimony.
