Sri Lanka, May 24 -- A legal husband who fled after pouring petrol on a woman and setting her on fire in the Angoda area in Mulleriyawa last May 18 afternoon was arrested by the Mulleriyawa police on Friday (22).

The arrested suspect is a 41-year-old three wheel driver residing in the Meegahawatta area in Angoda, and police investigations revealed that he was not subjected to any prior criminal charges, according to our reporter.

The suspect confessed that he committed this crime due to a family dispute and intense suspicion regarding his wife leaving the house and associating with other individuals, and he further stated that he planned to commit suicide after the setting on fire.

The suspect, who arrived in a three wheel, poured petr...