Man imprisoned for burning wife

SEMARANG, Central Java: The district court sentenced a man to 15 months in prison yesterday for setting his wife alight and causing her permanent disfigurement.

Wahono, 35, admitted during an earlier session that his action was "sadistic" and that he never imagined it would leave her with such horrible permanent disfigurement.

"I love my wife and I don't have the slightest intention of divorcing her. I did it out of jealous outrage," Wahono told reporters after yesterday's sentencing.

Wahono doused his wife with kerosene and set her ablaze while she was asleep in February. He suspected her of having an affair with an inmate at Kedungpane prison where she has a nearby food stall, Antara reported. (pan)