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Mom of missing Worcester woman searching for answers

WORCESTER, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) -- A Worcester man is charged with burning down his own home and his live-in girlfriend hasn't been seen since December. And Thursday night, the young woman's mother is demanding answers.

Sabrina Hatheway's mother wants to know what happened to her daughter and FOX25 is looking to help her find out. Police say their looking at a possible connection between Sabrina's abusive relationship with her boyfriend Kevin Crozier and the house police say he set on fire.

"She was a good kid. She was a really good kid," Sabrina's mother, Brenda said.

She says her 23-year-old daughter was last seen with her 28-year-old boyfriend Crozier Dec. 20. at the Dixfield Road home in Worcester they shared.

On Jan 1 police allege Kevin burned down the home with two accomplices, promising a cut of the insurance money.

Prosecutors had said there was no insurance on the house.

"I believe he burned the house down to cover up whatever he did to her," Brenda said.

At Kevin's bail hearing this week, details of Sabrina's disappearance were revealed. Worcester police say they are investigating the possible connection to the arson.

When investigators went into the house after the fire they reportedly found a circular burn pattern around the bed that Kevin and Sabrina allegedly shared. They also reportedly seized a stained mattress and paperwork with Sabrina's name on it.

Brenda says that was the setting for what she says was a violent, abusive relationship and Kevin allegedly spent the money from Sabrina's disability checks.

When asked about the abuse claims, all police would only say is that Kevin was known to them.

"Kevin knows what happened to my daughter," Brenda said. "Whether it was an accident or intentional. But wherever my daughter is, is behind Kevin Crozier.""

We reached out to his attorney in the arson case, but he declined to comment.

According to court records, Kevin has a history of abusing other women in his life.