An Australian woman who last month allegedly set fire to her husband's genitals because she thought he was having an affair has been charged with murder.
Rajini Narayan, 44, confessed to neighbours that she set her husband, Satish Narayan, on fire on December 8, after she saw him hug another woman, the Adelaide Magistrates Court was told on January 6.
Narayan's initial charges of endangering life and arson were upgraded to murder after 47-year-old Satish Narayan died from his injuries the week before.
Prosecutor Lucy Boord said Narayan told neighbours she was a "jealous wife"' but she hadn't meant to kill him when she doused the sleeping man's genitals with an alcohol-based solvent and then set him on fire.
"I just wanted to burn his penis so it belongs to me and no one else . . . I didn't mean this to happen," Boord quoted Narayan as allegedly saying. to neighbours.
Satish Narayan jumped out of bed and knocked over the bottle of alcohol, causing the fire to spread and resulting in $1.23 million of damage to their townhouse and an adjacent property.
Narayan was remanded in custody for psychological assessment. She has been charged with murder, arson and three counts of endangering life, as the couple's three children were at home during the incident.
An Australian woman who last month allegedly set fire to her husband's genitals because she thought he was having an affair has been charged with murder.Rajini Narayan, 44, confessed to neighbours that she set her husband, Satish Narayan, on fire on December 8, after she saw him hug another woman,...
An Australian woman who last month allegedly set fire to her husband's genitals because she thought he was having an affair has been charged with murder.
Rajini Narayan, 44, confessed to neighbours that she set her husband, Satish Narayan, on fire on December 8, after she saw him hug another woman, the Adelaide Magistrates Court was told on January 6.
Narayan's initial charges of endangering life and arson were upgraded to murder after 47-year-old Satish Narayan died from his injuries the week before.
Prosecutor Lucy Boord said Narayan told neighbours she was a "jealous wife"' but she hadn't meant to kill him when she doused the sleeping man's genitals with an alcohol-based solvent and then set him on fire.
"I just wanted to burn his penis so it belongs to me and no one else . . . I didn't mean this to happen," Boord quoted Narayan as allegedly saying. to neighbours.
Satish Narayan jumped out of bed and knocked over the bottle of alcohol, causing the fire to spread and resulting in $1.23 million of damage to their townhouse and an adjacent property.
Narayan was remanded in custody for psychological assessment. She has been charged with murder, arson and three counts of endangering life, as the couple's three children were at home during the incident.
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