Man Arrested for Setting Wife's Hair on Fire After Drinking Dispute

Man sets wife’s hair on fire after drinking dispute

A man in his 50s was arrested in Cheongju after allegedly threatening to kill his wife, and setting her hair on fire when she told him not to drink alcohol, police said Tuesday. The Cheongju Sangdang Police Station said the man was taken into custody at the scene on suspicion of special assault and special intimidation. The incident occurred at around 10:20 p.m. Monday at an apartment in Sugok-dong, Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. Police said the man sprayed flammable hair spray on his wif

By The Korea Herald