'My husband, he did it,' tragic woman screamed after running into the street on fire

A woman who died after suffering severe burns told paramedics 'her husband threw liquid on her' before 'setting her on fire', an inquest has heard.

Nosheen Akhtar, 31, died in hospital a day after the incident at her home in East Street, Bury, on July 23, 2021. Neighbours had tried to help her after she ran into the street engulfed in flames, an inquest at Rochdale Coroner's Court heard on Monday.

One paramedic who treated Ms Akhtar, who was also known as Sarah Hussain, said she had told her: “My husband, he did it.”

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Amy Bradburn said a colleague had earlier informed her that Ms Akhtar had 'poured petrol on herself'. She described Ms Akhtar as having ‘extensive burns’ to her body, and said her face ‘looked as though it had been melted’.

Ms Bradburn's colleague, Duncan Mayoh, recalled Ms Akhtar 'screaming in agony for us to help her'. While in an ambulance on the way to hospital, he said Ms Akhtar claimed 'her husband had thrown liquid on her and set her on fire'.

Although she had been given a high dose of morphine, Mr Mayoh said Ms Akhtar did not appear 'confused' when she made the claim.

While Ms Akhtar was rushed to Wythenshawe Hospital, her husband Waqas Mahmood was treated at the scene for several blister burns to his hand. While tending to Mr Mahmood, paramedic Dominic Wilson said he appeared 'worked up' but was 'co-operative'.

"I asked what had happened and he explained that his wife had poured white spirit on herself and set fire to herself," he told the inquest.

"She came into the living room on fire and he set about trying to extinguish the flames using cushions, towels and blankets then picked her up and took her out of the