{"id":170562,"date":"2026-02-14T14:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T07:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-husband-burned-down-our-house-then-the-bank-threatened-repossession\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T15:22:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T08:22:48","slug":"my-husband-burned-down-our-house-then-the-bank-threatened-repossession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-husband-burned-down-our-house-then-the-bank-threatened-repossession\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018My husband burned down our house \u2013 then the bank threatened repossession\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA family struggled to rebuild their lives after an abusive marriage ended in tragedy and financial ruinFamily life ended for Francesca Onody on a late summer evening in 2022 when her abusive husband doused their cottage with petrol as police arrived to arrest him. She and her children escaped seconds before the building exploded. Her husband Malcolm Baker died in the blaze.That night, Onody lost her husband, her home, her pets and her possessions. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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