Acid attack on woman in Karachi

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KARACHI: A man allegedly threw acid on his wife in Zaman Town over some domestic dispute, police said on Monday.

They added that Yaseen attacked his wife, Reema, inside their home in Arkanabad, Sector-48-F, Korangi.

The woman was admitted to the Civil Hospital Karachi with burns on the face.

The man was jobless and the wife used to ask him to do some work, which infuriated him and after a quarrel he attacked his wife with acid, said the Zaman Town SHO. He said neighbours told the investigators that a heated argument erupted between the couple on Sunday at around 8am. The suspect after throwing acid on the face of his wife fled. The woman who sustained burn wounds on one side of her face reported the incident to the police on Monday. Her condition was out of danger.

The SHO said the woman had three children.

Published in Dawn, February 23rd, 2016

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