Woman dies after 'husband pours chemical on her and lover'

The man poured the liquid chemical on her and her alleged lover after catching them in their marital bed

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The victim of a chemical attack died on Tuesday twelve days after her husband allegedly poured a liquid on her and her lover.

According to Sharjah Police sources, the 23-year-old Sri Lankan woman was attacked after her 30-year-old husband caught her and her lover in their marital bed.

It is believed the Sri Lankan man had to leave for his home country for a family emergency but returned a week later, after he saw a picture of his wife with another man on Facebook.

He arrived back in the UAE without telling his wife and stayed in a hotel in Sharjah.

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On September 22, he followed his wife and her alleged lover to their apartment in the Nasiriyah area of Sharjah.
The husband followed the couple, who left the door unlocked, and heard them in bed. He entered the room and poured a chemical liquid on the two. It is not known exactly what the substance was.

He then locked them inside the house and headed to Sharjah International Airport but was arrested before he boarded the plane.

His wife called emergency services and ambulances took the two to Al Kuwaiti hospital with severe burns and were admitted to the intensive care unit.
Days later the couple were referred to Al Qasimi Hospital after their conditions deteriorated.

The woman succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday after her heart stopped.

Doctors said her face had been severely burnt. The other man suffered burns on his face and chest and is in critical condition.
Police officers who arrested the husband at the airport said he told investigators he does not regret what he had done.
Prosecutors are expected to charge him with the premeditated murder of his wife.