Jealous husband jailed after torching wife’s café and attacking her with knife following affair rumour
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.
Paul Armstrong burned down his wife Pei’s café because he thought she was having an affair[/caption] Paul helped set up Foodelicious with £16,000[/caption]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.
Bournemouth crown court was told he also took her passport and £7,000 so she could not visit family in Malaysia.
Holly Fagan, prosecuting, said: “The relationship between the defendant and the complainant was good until Pei opened a café and she says this is when it started to worsen.
“She mentioned before Christmas (2023) that she wanted to go back to Malaysia because she had not been back for eight years and she prepared to leave in February.
“The defendant was concerned that she was not going to come back.
“She hid the documents and cash under her son’s mattress. There was also £4,000 in the house safe, which Mr Armstrong knew about.
“On January 30 he sent her a photo showing that he was in possession of her passport, other licences and some cash. She asked her to return them but he refused.
“He later returned the documents undamaged with £1,500 cash and she received a further £2,000 on July 16 via a bank transfer. However there is still £3,500 outstanding.”
Armstrong pleaded guilty to arson, burglary, stalking, possession of a bladed article and theft.
He was jailed for three years and nine months.
Paul outside his butchers shop[/caption]Cheick Tiote’s son is Newcastle mascot vs Arsenal in classy gesture exactly 14 years after tragic ace scored in 4-4 epic
CHEICK TIOTE’S son was Newcastle’s mascot against Arsenal tonight – 14 year to the day his late dad scored a dramatic late equaliser against the Gunners.
Tiote was just 30 years old when he tragically passed away from cardiac arrest in June 2017.
Cheick Tiote’s son Rafael was Newcastle’s mascot against Arsenal[/caption] It has been 14 years to the day since the late Tiote netted a dramatic equaliser against Arsenal[/caption]The Ivory Coast midfielder fell ill when training with Chinese side Beijing SU.
And his death sent shockwaves around the world of football.
Newcastle were left particularly devastated, with Tiote passing away just six months after leaving St James’ Park.
He played 156 times for Toon from 2010 to 2017, becoming a major fan favourite in the process.
And ahead of tonight’s crunch Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal, Newcastle paid tribute to Tiote by making son Rafael their official match mascot.
The 11-year-old, who visited the club as a guest in 2021, proudly posed in his black and white stripes at St James’ Park before kick-off.
And Rafael’s time in the limelight came exactly 14 years after dad Cheick netted a dramatic late equaliser in Newcastle’s 4-4 draw with Arsenal.
The league match, which took place in 2011, saw the Gunners race into a 4-0 lead in the north east.
But a red card for Abou Diaby saw Newcastle battle back for 4-3.
Tiote then became a club hero with a brilliant long-range strike in the 86th minute to seal a point for the hosts.
And fans reacted with delight when they saw son Rafael wearing his dad’s shirt on Wednesday night.
Newcastle first tweeted: “We are honoured to have Cheick Tiote’s son, Rafael, as one of our mascots for tonight’s game.
“Once a Geordie, always a Geordie.”
One fan replied saying: “That is class.”
Another declared: “Cheers lads I’m in tears now.”
One noted: “Football heritage.”
Another added: “This is beautiful.”