Man attempts to set wife on fire

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Carrollwood, Florida -- A Wesley Chapel man was critically burned after investigators say a plan to torch his estranged wife backfired.

From her upstairs apartment, Capitola Scott could hear her neighbor, 47-year-old Gloria Davis, shrieking for help and then saw Davis being chased. Scott opened the door, yelling at her to get inside.

Police say the man chasing Davis with a jug full of gasoline was her husband of 25 years, 50-year-old Matthew Wong. The two had been separated since October.

Detectives say Wong had apparently planned to ambush Davis. They say he rented a car and blacked out the windows. But Davis spotted Wong and immediately began to run, screaming for help.

As he frantically chased his wife, investigators say Wong inadvertently splattered gasoline all over himself, and when he went to torch the apartment where his wife was seeking refuge, it was Wong who went up in flames.

Neighbors used fire extinguishers to put out the fire that was consuming him and some nearby bushes. A scorched patch of grass now marks the spot where he fell to the ground.

Investigators say Wong was rushed to Tampa General Hospital with life-threatening burns. They say the couple has two older children who also live in the Bay area.

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[+Xinok Subscriber²]

As he frantically chased his wife, investigators say Wong inadvertently splattered gasoline all over himself, and when he went to torch the apartment where his wife was seeking refuge, it was Wong who went up in flames.

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[Lilrich]

It all went Wong for this guy.

Edit: I couldn't resist.

[Rippleman]

wong place wong time

[The Teej]

It was the Wong thing to do anyway

[firebelly]

what if the guy's name was middle eastern?

[Original Poster]

wok the f*ck is wong with him?

[DocM]

Turnabout is fair play - SOB got what he deserved :ninja:

[Phouchg]

Here's to a hope that it wasn't "ooh, you set me on fire" metaphor that went wong.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Come on, please show some damned respect. The guy is in hospital with life threatening burns!!! He clearly has some major issues with his estranged wife.

And al lyou can do is make jokes about his name? That's sick and wong!

[DocM]

Sick? Yup.

Wrong? Yup.

Richly deserved? Yup.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

DocM: Please tell me that you didn't take my post seriously???

[DocM]

Of course not - but he did deserve what he got did he not?

[Rohdekill]

The neighbors must really love those bushes to come to their aide so quickly.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Of course not - but he did deserve what he got did he not?

100%

[ankit255]

No he didn't deserve that. The wife deserved what should have happened. She probably bled him dry financially in court and I think thats evil. A divorce should give the wife just enough money above the poverty line not half the guy's earnings. I would never let my wife take half my money if I was in such a position. I would transport the money to offshore swiss accounts and give her a few thousands saying thats all I got. Then after the court case closes, transfer back the money. You'll loose around 10% but thats better than losing 50%.

[scaramonga]

I guess its Wong of me to say that he might have been a bit 'hot headed', or reacted in 'the heat of the moment'? It will be fine when he 'cools' down, literally.

[DocM]

*groan*

[zhangm Supervisor]

Seems a bit odd that he didn't realize he had gasoline on himself. Perhaps he assumed that there wasn't enough on him to start a serious fire.

But he was Wong.

Know what else is wong?

[choppa]

No he didn't deserve that. The wife deserved what should have happened. She probably bled him dry financially in court and I think thats evil. A divorce should give the wife just enough money above the poverty line not half the guy's earnings. I would never let my wife take half my money if I was in such a position. I would transport the money to offshore swiss accounts and give her a few thousands saying thats all I got. Then after the court case closes, transfer back the money. You'll loose around 10% but thats better than losing 50%.

Umadbro? How did he not deserve it? He tried to kill her..

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

No he didn't deserve that. The wife deserved what should have happened. She probably bled him dry financially in court and I think thats evil. A divorce should give the wife just enough money above the poverty line not half the guy's earnings. I would never let my wife take half my money if I was in such a position. I would transport the money to offshore swiss accounts and give her a few thousands saying thats all I got. Then after the court case closes, transfer back the money. You'll loose around 10% but thats better than losing 50%.

Absolute myssoginistic nonsense. You're talking about **** you don't know. And moreover - your "offshore" trick wouldn't work! Guessing you are single huh...

[monkey13]

I hear this guy was Wong when he was a child as well. So this doesn't surprise me.

[neufuse Veteran]

Come on, please show some damned respect. The guy is in hospital with life threatening burns!!! He clearly has some major issues with his estranged wife.

And al lyou can do is make jokes about his name? That's sick and wong!

I see what you did there.... :shifty: That's so wong of you

[Charisma Veteran]

I find it fitting that as I read this article, someone is playing the radio in the background here, and Kid Rock is on atm:

"...you get what you put in, and people get what they deserve..."

No he didn't deserve that. The wife deserved what should have happened. She probably bled him dry financially in court and I think thats evil. A divorce should give the wife just enough money above the poverty line not half the guy's earnings. I would never let my wife take half my money if I was in such a position. I would transport the money to offshore swiss accounts and give her a few thousands saying thats all I got. Then after the court case closes, transfer back the money. You'll loose around 10% but thats better than losing 50%.

Also, what an idiot. You have no idea what their situation was. When my husband and I split, I didn't want anything from him--I withdrew only the money from our joint account that I had put in, and even gave him the ring back, because I didn't want anything from him or any reminders. Quit tarring us all with your bitter brush. If this guy would douse his wife with gasoline and set her ablaze, don't you think there's a chance he was abusive to her before? If not abusive, at least not the innocent, loving, hardworking guy you seem to be acting like he was, getting worked over by a heartless con-woman. :rolleyes:

(Besides, you forget the man's responsbility in some of those situations--if you marry a shallow, gold-digging ###### of a woman just because she's hot or good in bed or something, you deserve what happens to you.)

[_neutrino Veteran]

what goes around comes around i suppose.