A man has been jailed for 26 years after pouring hot oil over his wife before launching a sustained attack that left her with life-changing injuries.
Raju Mollah, 50, was sentenced after a jury found him guilty of attempted murder at Birmingham Crown Court. The court also imposed an indefinite restraining order.
Jurors heard Mollah and his wife had argued over property in the days before the attack on 12 January 2025.
On the day of the assault, Mollah returned home from work and told his wife to cook him an omelette. Prosecutors said he then heated an unusual amount of oil in a frying pan before grabbing her by the hair and pouring the hot oil over her.
As she fell to the floor, he stamped on her, kicked her and pushed a mop into her face, the court heard.
The victim suffered severe burns to her face, neck, arms and hands, along with a minor brain bleed, missing teeth, bleeding from the mouth, a swollen eye, deep wounds to her face and head, and singed hair.
Paramedics found her lying in a pool of oil with blood around her head. One paramedic said the heat from the oil on the floor was still radiating when crews arrived.
Mollah initially told police the injuries were caused by an accident when his wife fell over. He later claimed in interview that he had acted in self-defence.
Prosecutors rejected that account and said the evidence showed he attacked her with the intention of killing her.
Senior Crown Prosecutor Tejinder Sandhu described the assault as “vicious and sustained” and said Mollah had lied to minimise what he had done.
The Crown Prosecution Service said the victim showed courage and bravery by giving evidence.