Amy Pugh, of Penn Road, Dudleywas sentenced to Shrewsbury Crown Court after pleading guilty to a charge of arson caused by the incident.

Andrew Wilkins, prosecuting, told how Pugh, who is 34, set fire to the garage at the home she shared with her late husband, Kyle Pugh, on Aston Drive in Newport.

The incident occurred on 15 October 2021. Mr Pugh died in March 2022.

The court was told the couple had been out at a funeral on the day of the fire and had argued after drinking at the vigil.

Mr Wilkins said the fight continued when they returned home.

When Mr Pugh left the house, his wife went into the garage where her husband ran his artwork business and set some of his works on fire.

The fire engulfed the building, destroying commercial equipment and leading to emergency services being called to “a domestic incident and garage fire” at around 8.57pm.

Mr Wilkins told how Pugh blamed her husband for the fire.

He added: “Those conversations with the officers were all lies.”

The court was told officers found an iPad open on Facebook messenger with pictures of the fire sent by Pugh to an account called “husband”.