Lynne Braund's fire murder a 'tragic waste of life'

The murder of a woman by her boyfriend who set her on fire is a "tragic waste of life", the district crown prosecutor Janine Davies has said.

Raymond O'Connell, 62, poured lighter fluid on his girlfriend Lynne Braund at a house in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, in August.

She suffered 20% burns and died of organ failure 10 days later.

Cardiff Crown Court heard he threw the fluid on to Ms Braund's chest and stomach to threaten her, then set her alight and left the house.

He admitted murder and was jailed for life and must serve at least 17 years.