The man accused of dousing his estranged wife with gasoline before setting her on fire has been found guilty of first-degree murder by an Ontario court.
Norbert Budai was found guilty of the first-degree murder of his estranged wife Henrietta Viski in a ruling by Superior Court Justice Jane Kelly on Friday, who said he carried out the attack in “a horrific manner.”
The 41-year-old showed no emotion as the verdict was read out.
Kelly rejected Budai’s testimony at trial that he never meant to kill Viski. He argued the combination of alcohol and fentanyl limited his ability to plan and deliberate the murder of his 37-year-old estranged wife, who was also the mother of his three children.
At the beginning of the trial, Budai pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder but guilty to second-degree murder. The Crown rejected that plea.
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On June 17, 2022, Budai drove to Viski’s townhouse on Chester Le Boulevard …