Woman set alight in Mahdia backdam

A mother of three was burnt on her head and hands after she was set alight with gasoline by a man at a camp on Thursday at Mahdia backdam.

Injured is, Ina Iona Roberts, 25, and of 58 Miles, Mabura, who sustained third degree burns as a result of the attack which took place around 4 am. She is currently a patient at the Burn Care Unit of the Georgetown Hospital after she was transferred from the Mahdia Hospital on Monday.  A cloth that was soaked with gasoline was lit and thrown into the hammock the woman was sleeping in by an unknown man who apparently took her for someone else.

A suspect is currently in