Porterville man accused of setting his wife on fire will stand trial

On Wednesday, a Tulare County Superior Court justice ruled a Porterville antheral volition basal trial. 36-year-old Sean Hofmann is accused of aggregate charges, including attempted murder, aft allegedly mounting his woman connected fire.

"This is simply a effect of drinking and doing drugs," said Sheena Hofmann, a subsister of home violence.

For the archetypal clip since that night, Sheena spoke to Action News and recounted details from the brutal attack. She and her hubby of astir a decennary became combative conscionable earlier 6 P.M. connected October 10 of past year.

"Domestic unit betwixt us. It was the some of us," said Sheena.

According to the Tulare County District Attorney, Sean Hofmann sprayed gasoline connected his woman successful their location and past acceptable her connected fire.

Sheena's son, Michael Post, was instantly notified by his sister of the violence.

"She was like, 'You request to get to mom's location now. Your stepdad conscionable covered her successful gasoline and said he's going to airy her connected fire,'" said Michael.

Deputies rapidly rushed to the couple's Porterville home.

"Her location is wherever everybody goes to. It's ever similar if anybody needs anything, they telephone her. She's ever the 1 who runs to people's rescue if they request it," said Michael.

But it was Sheena who needed to beryllium rescued. First-responders instantly flew her to a infirmary successful Kern County for attraction of terrible burns to her face, arms, and torso.

When Sheena woke up 43 days later, her girl was delivering the sobering news.

"'You're successful the infirmary and she said, 'Sean is being accused of mounting you connected fire,'" said Sheena.

The scars are disposable reminders of what happened to her.

"I retrieve thing and I'm glad," said Sheena.

Last year, Action News was wrong the courtroom days aft the brutal onslaught arsenic Sean made his archetypal appearance. His nationalist defender entered a not blameworthy plea.

Sheena shared her connection with others caught successful a akin situation.

"It's not a narration you privation to beryllium in. If there's nary trust, there's nothing," said Sheena.

"If you consciousness similar you could beryllium successful danger, we promote you to telephone america if you request assistance with information planning. Or if you person idiosyncratic who could assistance locomotion you done that process," said Ashlee Wolf, Marjaree Mason Center.

Sean Hofmann is scheduled to beryllium arraigned connected May 14.

He faces different charges including torture, arson causing large bodily injury, and home violence. If convicted connected each crimes, Hofmann could beryllium sentenced to beingness successful prison.

If you are the unfortunate of home abuse, oregon you cognize idiosyncratic who is, determination is assistance disposable 24/7. In Fresno County, telephone the Marjaree Mason Center astatine (559) 233-4357. In each different locations, telephone the National Domestic Violence Hotline astatine (800) 799-7233.

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