It is reported that a wife who was set on fire by her husband with petrol was seriously injured and died while undergoing treatment.
A 39-year-old resident of Ranjanagama area has died.
Weerambugedara police are told that on the 27th of August, when the suspect’s husband was drunk, after an argument with his wife escalated, the suspect poured petrol on his wife’s body and set her on fire.
The arrested 46-year-old husband, who is a mason in Ranjanagama area, has been remanded after being produced in court.