At the height of an argument he threw flammable liquid on his wife and set her on fire.

It happened yesterday in Pantelleria.

The 48-year-old victim is hospitalized in very serious conditions at the Palermo Civic Hospital with burns on 70% of his body .

The man, with the return of the flame, was also burned on the face and could remain blind. Investigations are underway by the Carabinieri of the provincial command of Trapani.

(Unioneonline/D)

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