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Attackers burn sleeping woman with electric wires

14 Feb 2010, 6:57 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
A sleeping woman was badly burned after a group of men broke into her house at night and tied live wires to her feet.
Police said the group entered her house in Laamu atoll on Wednesday night and tied the wires to her toes, then connected it with mains electricity.
Sub-Inspector Ahmed Shiyam said the 35 year old woman suffered cuts and burns to her legs.
”They used electric wires and live electricity to create the shock,” he said.

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