A 36-year-old Woodbridge man was charged Tuesday with homicide and arson after police say he lighted a fire that killed his wife.
Prince William County police said Mario Jennings Jr. and his wife, Graciela Marandino, 31, were fighting when she was knocked unconscious early Monday morning or late Sunday night.
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Jennings then set fires in two locations in their town house on the 15200 block of Valley Stream Drive, police said. Firefighters arrived at the fire at 12:47 a.m. Monday and later found Marandino dead inside.
A medical examiner ruled that she died from smoke inhalation. Jennings was taken to a hospital for burns, but has recovered. He was being held Wednesday without bail.
If convicted, Jennings faces up to life in prison.
