PORTERVILLE, Calif (KSEE/KGPE) – Family and friends of the Porterville woman who was set on fire over the weekend are planning to show support by wearing purple to court on Tuesday.

The color honors victims of domestic violence - something that hit far too close to home for those close to Sheena Hoffman.

On Friday evening, deputies arrived at a Porterville home to find Sheena suffering from severe burns to her arms, torso, and face. On Saturday, Sheena's son, Michael Post, says she was on the breathing machine and in an induced coma in the intensive care unit with burns to 25% of her body.

The suspect, identified by investigators as 42-year-old Sean Hofmann, was her husband. According to the couple's social media accounts, they had just celebrated their 9th anniversary.

Sean will be ma

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