Pakistani woman dies after being set on fire for rejecting marriage proposal
(and this country is an ally?)
Pakistani woman dies after being set on fire for rejecting marriage proposal
Maria Abbasi was baby-sitting a younger sister near Murree, Pakistan, when she was attacked, her family says.
Burns consumed 85% percent of Maria Abbasi's body, her family says. Three arrested in connection with killing; arrest warrant out for fourth person
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)An 18-year-old Pakistani schoolteacher died Wednesday from injuries after her body was set on fire for refusing a marriage proposal, police said. The perpetrators beat Maria Abbasi, then drenched her in petrol and set her body ablaze before leaving her for dead, her family members told CNN.
"Maria was at home baby-sitting her 5-year-old sister while her family went to a funeral in a nearby town," said Rafaqat Abbasi, her uncle. "At the funeral her family was alerted that she 'was on fire.' Initially the thought was there had been some sort of accident, perhaps a pipe had burst or something."
Pakistani relatives stand alongside an ambulance carrying Maria Abbasi, June 1, 2016.
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The horror of what had happened set in Monday night when her family returned home to the village of Davel outside Murree in northeastern Pakistan."Maria was lying on the floor, with 85% of her body covered in burns," the uncle said.
Four men earlier had barged into her parents' home, said Murree police inspector Sohail Abbasi, who is no relation to the family.
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/01/asia/pakistan-woman-fire-death/
