A woman has an argument with her husband at a party, when she gets home she pours petrol over him and sets him alight with a cigarette lighter and he burns to death, she only gets charged with manslaughter?, she is sentenced to 12 years so will be out in 8 or less, imagine if a man did this to a woman..
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Victorian mum-of-five jailed for killing husband by setting him on fire9News Staff 5 hrs ago
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Victorian mother-of-five has been jailed for 12 years after she poured petrol over her husband and set him on
fire, causing his death.
Angela Surtees, 35, was sentenced before the Supreme Court this morning, having previously pleaded guilty to the charge of manslaughter.
The court heard that in January 2020 Ms Surtees and her husband, Daniel Surtees, had returned to their Geelong home after arguing at an engagement party.
READ MORE:COVID-19 cases drop in NSW and Victoria despite dire forecasts© Nine Daniel Surtees and Angela Surtees.
He was then sitting in his favourite armchair on the porch when she used a jerrycan to pour petrol over and then pulled out a cigarette lighter.
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Victorian mother jailed for killing husband by setting him on fire
"You threatened Daniel with the lit lighter in close proximity to him... he then burst into flames, becoming largely engulfed," Justice Andrew Tinney recounted.
Three of the couple's young children were home at the time.
Mr Surtees' son tried to put out the blaze with a jug of water but the 36-year-old died from severe burns the following day.
© Nine The chair Mr Surtees was sitting in when he was set on fire.
Ms Surtees' murder charge was downgraded to manslaughter when she previously made a deal with prosecutors, on the basis that she had only intended to scare her husband - rather than end his life.
Justice Tinney described Ms Surtees' actions as "outrageous", "horrific" and "disturbing", saying they were "a serious act of family violence".
Victorian mum-of-five jailed for killing husband by setting him on fire (msn.com)
