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Woman burnt to death by sister-in-law

Published May 13, 2003
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SIALKOT, May 12: A woman died when her sister-in-law threw acid on her following a quarrel in Sambrial, tehsil Daska, on Monday.

Reports said Saima, mother of three, exchanged harsh words with her sister-in-law Sameena over a dispute. In a rush of blood, Sameena sprinkled acid on Saima, who was burnt and taken to the Lahore Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.

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