Jealous husband jailed after burning down wife’s café because he thought she was having affair

A court heard he also took her passport and £7,000 so she could not visit family abroad

• Published: 21:34, 5 Feb 2025
• Updated: 22:44, 5 Feb 2025

A HUSBAND burned down his wife’s café because he thought she was having an affair.

Butcher Paul Armstrong’s customers made the claims about his estranged missus Pei, a court heard.CCTV showed him pouring accelerant over the floor of Foodelicious, which he had paid £16,000 to set up.

Last July’s blaze forced an upstairs tenant to flee.

Days earlier, Armstrong let himself into the café with a spare key, waited for Pei, 45, then chased her with an 8in knife.

She fled and called cops.Armstrong pleaded guilty to arson, burglary, stalking, possession of a bladed article and theft.

He was jailed for three years and nine months.