Belittled by her husband, a woman set her husband’s longtime lover on fire and then tried to commit suicide by drinking pesticide, asiaone said quoting Hong Kong website Apple Daily.
The incident was caught by an in-car camera in Kunming and the recording showed a woman carrying a red bucket following another lady dressed in red.
The accused first threw chili powder and then splashed kerosene on the woman dressed in red. The victim began screaming collapsed on the ground while in flames and died on the spot.
When rescue workers arrived at the scene, all that remained was a charred body, beside it they saw a woman frothing at the mouth, Shanghaiist reported.
The suspect also began slashing her hand with a fruit knife upon seeing the cops.
When questioned, the woman stated that her husband had left her for another woman who was his long-time lover and in an act of revenge she set her ablaze.