Husband who torched home to stop estranged wife winning ownership died in blaze

Run_to_da_hills

School caretaker Timothy Flood, 42 sets fire to his house to stop his estranged wife getting it accidentally died after being caught in the inferno when he doused the £250,000 detached house in petrol.

You would think with a name like Flood he would have been able to quench himself.

Looks like another candidate for the Darwin Awards.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1259170/Husband-torched-home-stop-estranged-wife-getting-died-blaze.html

BennyLava

Rather unfortunate for him

Voodu Child

Flamin' idiot :rolleyes:

Dirk Gently

at least she didn't get the house, that's the main thing.

Run_to_da_hills

clown bag wrote: »

at least she didn't get the house, that's the main thing.

She might be entitled to insurance if they were legally split up at the time.

Wibbs

I like how she just assumed she would get the house "The house was both our pride and joy. He made it clear that he wasn't going to move out of the house but I expected him to do so.

‘I was looking for accommodation for him on the internet.’". Of course she was right to assume she would as the law stands. Regardless of whether she bought it or contributed to it. She may well have bought it lock stock and barrel herself of course and fair enough in that case. But I know too many men who have lost houses in divorce cases where they had bought the place. In one case the chap had bought it in the late 80's for small money and had paid off the last installment in the early noughties and three months later his wife announced it was over(to the shock of all, including her own family). He's been living hand to mouth in a rented flat since.

TBH if I ever got into that situation and I genuinely felt it was no fault of mine, then yes Id burn the place to the ground. I'd make sure I didnt burn myself to the ground though.