A 27-year-old woman was hospitalised with severe burn wounds after her boyfriend allegedly assaulted, poured paraffin on her and then set her alight.
"It is alleged that the victim was having drinks with her friends at a neighbouring house when her boyfriend arrived and hurled insults at them.
When one of her friends objected, the suspect started assaulting the victim.
"He started kicking her, threw all sorts of objects at her and then threw her on the bed where he allegedly threw a burning paraffin heater at the victim while she was on the bed and the blankets caught fire.
"He further decanted the paraffin on her which resulted in her sustaining severe burn wounds," claimed Makhele.
