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Husband burnt alive as he tries to kill wife
By David Rogers
A 60-year-old man was burnt alive as he tried to kill his wife at their home in Feistritz an der Drau in Carinthia’s Villach-Land district today (Tues).
Police said the man had doused himself and petrol and then poured it around his house before shouting "I will burn all of you to a crisp" and setting the home ablaze.
The man was killed instantly as he was turned into a human torch but his wife and another man, whom police suspect she was having an affair with, escaped.
They were treated for smoke inhalation at Villach provincial hospital.
Austrian Times
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MattyMat wrote on 10. 11. 2009 from California
Thinning the herd, I say. What a verrückter stummer alter Mann--
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Derrick wrote on 06. 11. 2009 from China
You know, I was in a writers slump and needed a scene to tie in to my main character and this story just broke the chain, comedy for real thanks for the story.
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Mick McNeill wrote on 04. 11. 2009 from Austria
This is a sad situation and crime influenced by 'passion' and the unfaithfulness of his supposed wife and not merely a man getting what he deserved. Unless Ms Schroeder has more vital information that we are not privy to. Question then... Was he a local monster? Or was he a broken human being lost for the right thing to do? Regards,
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cheryl schroeder wrote on 04. 11. 2009 from minneapolis mn
OH well , this guy got what he deserves
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