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'If it’s over, I’ll tear the house down': Drunk US man demolishes family home after wife says marriage is over

A Pennsylvania man turned a marital row into a scene of destruction after threatening to demolish his family home and then carrying out the threat with an excavator while his wife and daughters were still inside.

48-year-old Eric Pierwsza tore into the rear section of his Butler County home following an argument with his wife after a night of drinking. The damage was so severe that investigators believe the whole house may no longer be safe or structurally sound.

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