A woman in Florida has been charged with first-degree murder after pouring sulphuric acid on her husband, police have said.
Chuanying He, 50, was arrested last Thursday after officers responded to a home in New Port Richey, where they found Robert Heyden, 65, suffering from extensive chemical burns. He later died in hospital.
Police said that when they arrived, they could hear Heyden screaming for help. An officer found He had trapped her husband inside a bedroom using a wooden bar and a wire attached to the doorknob.
Heyden told police before he died that his wife had tried to kill him, according to an arrest affidavit. He admitted she intentionally poured the acid on him while he was lying in bed.
The couple had married in August 2024, but Heyden had filed for divorce in March. A hearing in the divorce proceedings was scheduled for the day after the incident. Police said there had been previous domestic incidents at the address.
