A community is in shock after a mother of five was charged with murder, accused of deliberately setting her husband on fire.

Geelong father Daniel Surtees, 36, died in hospital on Sunday after police were called to his Whittington home around 8.30pm the previous night.

On Tuesday, his wife, 33-year-old photographer and mother-of-five Angela Surtees, was charged with his murder.

Ms Surtees appeared at Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday with a heavily-bandaged arm, an injury her lawyer Bronwen Robertson said was sustained on the day of the alleged murder.

The accused killer blew a kiss to her mother and sister, who were in the court, as she was charged with one count of murder.

No motive

No motive has emerged yet for the alleged crime, with pictures posted to Facebook showing a seemingly happy couple.

Daniel Surtees worked for Local Mix, a ready-mix concrete business in Moolap.

“It’s a bit of a shock,” the company’s general manager Stuart Richardson told The Geelong Advertiser.

A picture of the couple posted to social media. Credit: Facebook

“We’re still coming to terms with it.”

“Daniel, I can’t believe you have gone,” cousin Melissa Reiffel wrote on social media.

“I’m broken and still in shock.

Chevron Right Icon ‘I’m broken and still in shock.’

“Your smile and light-hearted ways will be missed.

“I’ll miss you my cousin, it will never be the same.

“I love you and will miss you.”

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“So very sad about our friend Daniel Surtees,” another wrote.

“Our deepest sympathy to his children and family.

“Tragically lost.

“Fond memories of Daniel growing up to become a young man will stay with us.”

Surtees will return to court on May 11.

- with AAP