Husband Arrested on Suspicion of Setting Wife on Fire in Mato Grosso

Overview

• The 46-year-old woman remains hospitalized at Hospital Municipal Euclides with burns to about 40% of her body, according to medical staff.
• Police arrested the 35-year-old husband on Thursday in Campo Novo do Parecis after he initially fled the scene.
• The Polícia Civil registered the case as attempted femicide and opened a criminal investigation.
• The victim’s 24-year-old daughter found her injured and took her to the municipal hospital for treatment.
• Police records indicate the couple had multiple prior domestic-violence incidents.