Judge Denies Preventive Detention for Woman Accused of Setting Husband on Fire in Goiânia

Overview

• The Ministério Público de Goiás sought to keep the suspect jailed, but Judge Lourival Machado released her under precautionary measures after a custody hearing.
• Footage captured by the victim shows the woman first threatening him with a knife, then returning with alcohol and a lighter before he is engulfed in flames.
• Police say the man suffered second- and third-degree burns, mainly to his hands and chest, and he remains hospitalized.
• Delegada Renata Vieira says the case is being pursued as attempted homicide, potentially qualified by futile motive and cruel means, while the suspect claimed she intended only to scare him by burning the mattress.
• Investigators plan to hear neighbors as they probe a 16-year relationship marked by alleged prior violence, including a stabbing reported by the victim about four years ago.