According to reports, a woman in the United Kingdom has been found guilty of murdering her husband using a concoction of scalding water and sugar.
Corinna Smith, 59, was found guilty of murdering her husband, Michael Baines, 81, on Tuesday. Smith reportedly doused her husband with the liquid, burning his arms and torso. Authorities say the attack came on the heels of a dispute between Smith, her husband, and another family member.
After the attack, Smith ran to a neighbor's home and confessed. “I’ve hurt him really bad; I think I’ve killed him,” Smith allegedly told the neighbor. Baines was rushed to the hospital, where he was in stable condition before his condition deteriorated and succumbed to his injuries.
Following the verdict, Jayne Morris, crown prosecutor for CPS Mersey Cheshire, said Smith’s actions were “deliberate and considered.”
“She was clearly upset about the dispute … but the evidence demonstrated that she was in control and acted in anger when she poured the lethal mixture over her husband and wanted to exact vengeance,” Morris said.
Source: nypost.com
