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The mother of four, Samantha Schwartz, who was reportedly doused with a flammable substance on Thursday by her stepbrother, remains a patient in the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Burns care Unit with second degree burns about her body.
Schwartz, 38, of Section D, South Sophia was set alight around 14:30 hrs on Thursday by her stepbrother who is a cobbler. He accused her of stealing a pair of slippers from his shop. The footwear reportedly contained a quantity of
Samantha Schwartz
marijuana.
The mother of four who sustained burns to her upper body, right face and right arm is in a stable condition at the hospital. She will undergo surgery on Monday.
Yesterday, at the hospital, Schwartz would only say that her stepbrother, who is still on the run, accused her of stealing a pair of slippers, when it was actually her friend who stole the pair of slippers. The 38-year-old woman said, before she could have defended herself, he took a white container with liquid and threw it on her and then set her alight. She said everything happened in a hurry.
A neighbour, Ann Adams, who witnessed what transpired, said that she was on her verandah painting when she saw the suspect and his sister talking. “I was looking at them but they weren’t arguing or anything but then I see he (suspect) pulled out a container and throw it on her and then I see a big ball of fire,” Ann Adams stated.
Police took a statement from the wounded woman yesterday.
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