Acid victim Fakhra Younus' suicide shames all Pakistan

[jimmie]

FAMILY and friends of a former Pakistani dancer who committed suicide after being heavily disfigured by an acid attack in 2000 said her death brought shame on Pakistan.
Fakhra Younus, 33, leapt to her death from a sixth floor building in Rome on March 17, almost 12 years after the attack which she said left her looking "not human".

At the time of the attack, her ex-husband Bilal Khar was accused of entering her mother's house and pouring acid over her face as she slept.

The attack, in front of her then five-year-old son, left her unable to breathe and fighting for her life. She underwent 39 surgical procedures to repair her face in the past decade.

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More than 8,500 acid attacks, forced marriages and other forms of violence against women were reported in Pakistan in 2011, according to The Aurat Foundation, a women's rights organisation.



http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/world/acid-victim-fakhra-younus-suicide-shames-all-pakistan/story-e6frev00-1226314038233

[jimmie]

1. Just when you think the world has made some progress...

we are still dealing with this horror.

[polly7]

2. How horrible. How could anyone do that to the mother of a

5-y/o right there watching, let alone to any human being, period. Such a beautiful woman. At least she's free of her torment, or 'prison' as she called her own face. So sad.

"Ms Younus moved to Italy to continue treatment in Rome. She left a suicide note complaining of legal indifference to such atrocities and insensitivity by Pakistan's rulers. Bilal Khar was arrested in 2002 and charged with attempted murder after the attack, only to be released on bail after five months.

The ex-parliamentarian and son of a wealthy Pakistani governor was eventually cleared of the attack, though many believe he could have used his family connections to escape conviction.

Since news of Ms Younus's suicide emerged, Khar has continued to deny any part in the attack. He has claimed in a television interview that a different man with the same name carried out the crime.

Khar claimed that his ex-wife killed herself because she did not have enough money, not because of her injuries."

Scum-sucking coward freak.

[jimmie]

3. You're way to nice...

I am thinking alot worse.

[Gormy Cuss]

4. 8500 acid attacks is roughly 23 each day.

The article said that the government introduced new laws with penalties last year. That's a start.

Normally I would reserve judgment on the accused but her ex's claim that it was another man with the same name who poured acid on her is beyond ridiculous. I hope that his son has nothing to do with him.