Inquest into death of woman who ran into the street on fire dramatically adjourned
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAn inquest into the death of a woman who ran into the street on fire has been dramatically adjourned until April. Nosheen Akhtar, 31, suffered horrific burns after being set on fire at her home in East Street, Bury, on July 23, 2021.
An inquest at Rochdale Coroner’s Court has heard that after running into the street ablaze, Ms Akhtar told paramedics that 'her husband threw liquid on her' before 'setting her on fire'.
Other witnesses at the scene have claimed that Ms Akhtar told them she had set herself on fire. READ MORE: More than a dozen GP surgeries in Greater Manchester are 'inadequate' or 'require improvement' But on the sixth day of evidence today (Tuesday), assistant coroner Lisa Judge suddenly announced that she was adjourning the inquest until April 3.
After calling all parties into court this afternoon, Ms Judge said she had taken the decision after receiving body-cam footage from police officers who had attended the scene.
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