Woman who sent husband video of his burning Shropshire business singing ‘ring of fire’ spared jail

Amy Pugh, of Penn Road, Dudleywas sentenced to Shrewsbury Crown Court after pleading guilty to one count of arson over the incident.

Andrew Wilkins, prosecuting, explained how Pugh, who is 34, set fire to the garage of the home she shared with her late husband, Kyle Pugh, on Aston Drive in Newport.

The incident occurred on October 15, 2021. Mr Pugh died in March 2022.

The court was told the couple had been to a funeral on the day of the fire and had gotten into an argument after drinking at the wake.

Mr Wilkins said the fight continued when they returned home.

When Mr. Pugh left the house, his wife entered the garage, where her husband ran his art business, and set fire to some of his work.

The fire engulfed the building, destroying business equipment and leading to emergency services being called to a ‘domestic incident and garage fire’ at around 8.57pm.

Mr Wilkins told how Pugh blamed her husband for the fire.

He added: “Those conversations with officers were all lies.”

The court was told how officers found an iPad open on Facebook Messenger, with photos of the fire sent by Pugh to an account called ‘hubby’.