An Australian woman allegedly set fire to her husband's genitals because she believed he was having an affair, a court heard. Rajini Narayan, 44, is accused of killing her husband Satish by dousing his genitals in methylated spirit while he slept.Mr Narayan, who suffered burns to 85 per cent of his body, died in hospital 20 days later.
After the fire Mrs Narayan was overheard by neighbours saying she had only wanted to burn her husband's ***** "so it belongs to me and no one else," prosecutors claimed. "It's just his ***** I wanted to burn, I didn't mean this to happen," the Adelaide Advertiser quoted her as saying.
Lucy Boord, prosecuting, said that Mrs Narayan believed her husband was having an affair and was jealous. "She told neighbours 'my husband loves another woman, he hugs her'," she said. Mrs Narayan was originally charged with endangering life and arson offences over the incident in Adelaide but the charges have now been upgraded to murder.
Prosecutors said Mr Narayan was asleep in their two-storey Adelaide home when his wife set his genitals on fire on Dec 8. The blaze spread when he jumped out of bed and knocked over the bottle of spirits. Mrs Narayan and the couple's three children escaped the fire unhurt.
Mr Narayan, 47, died last week as a result of his burns.His widow was remanded in custody until Friday, pending the results of a psychological assessment.
After the fire Mrs Narayan was overheard by neighbours saying she had only wanted to burn her husband's ***** "so it belongs to me and no one else," prosecutors claimed. "It's just his ***** I wanted to burn, I didn't mean this to happen," the Adelaide Advertiser quoted her as saying.
Lucy Boord, prosecuting, said that Mrs Narayan believed her husband was having an affair and was jealous. "She told neighbours 'my husband loves another woman, he hugs her'," she said. Mrs Narayan was originally charged with endangering life and arson offences over the incident in Adelaide but the charges have now been upgraded to murder.
Prosecutors said Mr Narayan was asleep in their two-storey Adelaide home when his wife set his genitals on fire on Dec 8. The blaze spread when he jumped out of bed and knocked over the bottle of spirits. Mrs Narayan and the couple's three children escaped the fire unhurt.
Mr Narayan, 47, died last week as a result of his burns.His widow was remanded in custody until Friday, pending the results of a psychological assessment.
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