Dousing

Wife faces charges after setting husband alight

A 52-year-old woman is expected to appear before an Athens prosecutor after dousing her 57-year-old husband with a flammable liquid and setting him alight.

The domestic violence incident occurred on Holy Thursday evening in the central Athens district of Agios Panteleimonas.

Neighbors who heard the commotion alerted the police.

Corfu man douses dog in gas to get rid of fleas

A 62-year-old man was arrested and slapped with a 30,000 euro fine on the Ionian island of Corfu for chaining his dog to an electricity pole and dousing it with gas to get rid of its fleas.

According to local reports, the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the area of Solari. The dog was released after the incident was reported to police by residents.