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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).

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03. 11. 09. - 16:00

03. 11. 09. - 16:00

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

Write your comment to this article here

  • MattyMat wrote on 10. 11. 2009 from California

    Thinning the herd, I say. What a verrückter stummer alter Mann--

    Reply

  • 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.

    Reply

  • 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,

    Reply

  • cheryl schroeder wrote on 04. 11. 2009 from minneapolis mn

    OH well , this guy got what he deserves

    Reply

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