Rotherham husband 'set wife alight' during row court told

A WOMAN died after her husband allegedly poured white spirit over her and set her alight as they rowed in the hallway, a court heard.

Out-of-work joiner Stephen Eastwood, 55, had packed a bag to go to relatives and during an argument with his librarian wife Angela (56), went to the garage and got a bottle of white spirit.

He splashed it over her dressing gown and pyjamas and set her clothes alight with a cigarette lighter, prosecutor Bryan Cox QC told Sheffield Crown Court.

Mrs Eastwood (56), suffered 15 per cent burns to her upper chest, neck and face and died in hospital four days later from the effects of the burns and inhaling fumes.

Eastwood, of Sycamore Drive, Thurcroft, Rotherham, denies murdering his wife on December 31 last year. The couple had been due to go on holiday to Cuba just days later.

The trial continues.