Desperate measures: Woman sets herself on fire
Doctors at the hospital said she had 60-70 per cent burns.
BAHAWALPUR:
A 30-year-old mentally challenged woman on Monday set herself on fire. Derawar Station House Officer Rana Hakim Ali said Khursheed Bibi poured petrol on herself and lit a match. Her family put out the fire and took her to Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital. Doctors at the hospital said she had 60-70 per cent burns. They said she was in a critical condition.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 3rd, 2014.
A 30-year-old mentally challenged woman on Monday set herself on fire. Derawar Station House Officer Rana Hakim Ali said Khursheed Bibi poured petrol on herself and lit a match. Her family put out the fire and took her to Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital. Doctors at the hospital said she had 60-70 per cent burns. They said she was in a critical condition.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 3rd, 2014.