A wife with a ‘fiery temper’ who killed her husband by setting fire to him in bed has been found guilty of murderGeorgina Pontes Furtado Vilela, 47, was sentenced to 23 years in prison after being convicted of murder and arson with intent to endanger life at Wolverhampton Crown Court earlier today.
During the two week trial the court heard how HIV-positive Vilela had suffered from depression and felt ‘like an incomplete woman’ as a result of not being able to bear Mr Vilela children. Four of her step daughters in the house also suffered from serious burns.
One of the daughters, aged 17 at the time, suffered a broken pelvis and leg after she jumped from the first floor window.The 21-year-old daughter suffered smoke inhalation as well as cuts and bruises, while a 13-year-old girl was rescued by neighbours as she climbed onto a porch roof. Josefina, now aged 15, had to be rescued by firefighters and received catastrophic injuries.‘Both her legs had to be amputated at the knee and her arm as well. She remains in hospital. Her life has been totally ruined. OMG
How wicked can some one be? To watch the one you once professed love to, to die in such a manner.She should have been given a life sentence for all the pain and hurt she caused.