Bride set on fire and killed by groom after she slept with ex-lover on wedding night
A bride was doused with alcohol and set on fire by her new husband after she slept with an ex-lover on her wedding night, police say. Mother-of-one Veronika Filippova had sought out her former partner after her new spouse fell asleep drunk at their wedding reception. The 27-year-old had 80% burns on her body and died despite frantic efforts by doctors to save her. Continue... Ivan Kuzmin, 30, her new husband (pictured with Veronika, left, during happier times), has confessed to murder after being arrested by police in Volgograd in southern Russia, according to police, News site Life News reported that the bride took 'revenge' on her husband after he passed out at their wedding party, but was later overcome with guilt and told him everything. He responded by dousing her with neat alcohol - used to make homemade vodka - before igniting her in flames with a cigarette lighter. 'He set her on fire when she was sleeping, pouring alcohol on her and our Veronica is g...