Man sets himself on fire after failed attempt to kill wife

A man known as Collins Jones has allegedly committed suicide, after assaulting his wife, Martina Jones, with a pestle and attempting to strangle her to death.

Martina Jones is reported to have escaped with injuries and sought refuge at a local police station.

Tragically, the alleged perpetrator believed to be in his late 50s is reported to have locked himself indoors and set himself on fire.

Martina Jones, in an interview with Citi News, narrated, “I have not wronged him in any way to warrant such an attack.

When he hit me with the pestle at night, I wondered if the intention was to kill me so I struggled with him and managed to take the pestle from him

One stated, “She has been helping the man with everything and today he wanted to kill her

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