He lit her fuse, so she lit his too
Rajini Narayan of Adelaide found her husband was having an affair. This set her off in a big way. She allegedly poured petrol over his genitals and set them on fire as he slept. However, things got out of hand. Mr Narayan, his wife and their three children fled the fire, which spread to the rest of the home, damaged a neighbouring property and caused about $1 million damage.
Mr Narayan suffered burns to 85 per cent of his body and died in the Royal Adelaide Hospital 20 days after being set alight.
it was alleged by the prosecutor that Mrs Narayan was heard outside the house saying that her husband loved another woman and was having an affair, and that she said:
"His penis should belong to me. I wanted to burn his penis so it didn’t belong to anyone else.”
and
"it was just his penis I wanted to burn”
and that she did not mean for "anything like this” to happen.
Mrs Narayan has been charged with her husband’s murder. Unsurprisingly, her bail application has been adjourned so that a psychiatrist can prepare a report on her mental state.
