Man charged with attempted murder and torture for allegedly setting wife on fire

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Signs work Justice for Sheena extracurricular the Tulare County Courthouse successful Porterville connected Tuesday afternoon.

Dozens of loved ones, including friends, household and Sheena's stepchildren, showed up successful support.

She is presently successful a medically induced coma aft suffering terrible burns to her body.

The Tulare County Sheriff's bureau arrested her husband, Sean Hofmann.

He's been charged with attempted execution and torture.

"It's been a batch mentally physically, emotionally. Sheena is my friend. She has been my person for years. Sean is my friend. He has been my person for years and I americium conscionable successful disbelief astir this full happening happening," says Lisa Flowers, Sheena's Friend.

In tribunal connected Tuesday, Hofmann's nationalist defender entered a not blameworthy plea.

The calamity is thing the tight-knit household is trying to marque consciousness of.

Hoffman's kid tells Action News they considered Sheena a parent and though the mates had disagreements it was ne'er to this extent.

"I conscionable anticipation the full information comes out, hopefully my dada didn't, but I americium not going to accidental helium didn't bash it, due to the fact that nary of america truly know, truthful I conscionable anticipation the information comes out," expresses Sean's Daughter.

"If it turns retired that helium did this past I anticipation justness is served, but Sheena is simply a victim, the kids are a victim, everyone is simply a unfortunate successful this," continues Lisa.

Sheena is successful captious information astatine a infirmary successful Bakersfield.

The roadworthy to betterment volition beryllium a agelong one.

"Sheena is going to beryllium scarred for the remainder of her life, mundane she looks successful the reflector she is going to spot those scars and she is going to transportation that with her. There is nary getting implicit this," mentions Lisa.

This is not Hoffman's archetypal run-in with the law, helium was retired connected bail for burglary charges successful 2024.

He volition beryllium backmost successful tribunal connected October 23.

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