A man has been sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison after throwing a bucket of petrol over his wife and setting her alight.
Thomas Rainey, 61, of Quarry Road, Knockloughrim, Co Londonderry, pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife, Katrina Rainey, in October 2021. Sentencing Rainey at Belfast Crown Court on Wednesday, Mr Justice O’Hara said: “This is a significant prison sentence for a man of 61 but, given the horror of what he did to his wife, it is the least he deserves.”
PSNI Detective Inspector Hazel Morrow, remarked outside court that Mrs Rainet died a "horrific death". She added: "Mrs Rainey was in the car, with her seatbelt on, about to leave for work that morning. Thomas Rainey opened the passenger door; he threw flammable liquid over his wife; and set her alight."
