Fire-horror wife 'poured white spirit on herself'

A WOMAN who died after running into the street on fire poured two bottles of flammable liquid over her own head shortly before she was set alight, an inquest has heard.

- By THOMAS GEORGE

Nosheen Akhtar, 31, suffered horrific burns in an incident at her home in East Street, Bury, on the evening of July 23, 2021.

An inquest at Rochdale Coroners Court has heard that she told paramedics that her husband threw liquid on her' before 'setting her on fire! Other witnesses have claimed that Ms Akhtar told them she had set herself alight.

Giving evidence, Ms Akhtar's brother-in-law, Hasnain Mahmood, said he saw her pour a bottle of 'white spirit' over her head shortly before she was set alight. He claimed Ms Akhtar told him she wanted to kill herself! Earlier that evening, Hasnain Mahmood said he had been talking to Waqas Mahmood - his brother and Ms Akhtar's husband - and their nephew, Murtza Safeer, in the couple's living room when an 'angry' Ms Akhtar burst into the room. She began swearing at her husband and accusing him of contacting his ex-wife, he added.