HELL FIRE: ‘Killer’ Boyfriend Threw Fuel In Partner’s Face And Set Her Alight

A new mum died in agony when her evil partner doused her in a flammable liquid and set her on fire.

Yllcare Goncalves dos Anjos, 24, poses in undated photo. Junior Silva set her on fire her with a flammable liquid, during an argument in Canarana, Brazil, in Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, and she died as a result of her injuries. (Newsflash)

He committed the horrifying act during an argument at the couple’s home in Canarana, north-eastern Brazil, on Sunday, 11th December.

Victim Yllcare Goncalves dos Anjos was taken to a local hospital with burns to her head, neck, and chest.

After being treated, the 24-year-old was transferred to a larger hospital in Irece.

Staff at the new hospital had been planning to transfer her again to a specialist hospital in Salvador, but she died from her injuries on 13th December.

Police had first thought Yllcare’s injuries were the result of a horrific accident.

Junior Silva and Yllcare Goncalves dos Anjos, 24, pose in undated photo. He set her on fire her on with a flammable liquid, during an argument in Canarana, Brazil, in Sunday , Dec. 11, 2022, and she died as a result of her injuries. (Newsflash)

But they had then begun to suspect her partner, Junior Silva, who had fled to his parents’ house following the incident.

He was arrested there on the day Yllcare died.

People interviewed by police said he had assaulted his partner on several occasions.

At the time of reporting, he faced a charge of femicide and was due to attend a custody hearing.

Local media said Yllcare had only recently had a baby when the incident took place.

It is not clear who is now looking after the infant.

Brazil has one of the highest indices of femicide in the world.

Junior Silva and Yllcare Goncalves dos Anjos, 24, pose in undated photo. He set her on fire her on with a flammable liquid, during an argument in Canarana, Brazil, in Sunday , Dec. 11, 2022, and she died as a result of her injuries. (Newsflash)

A survey of crime statistics in 2021 reveals that a femicide happens every seven hours in the country.