The AsiaNews story said the girl died in hospital on Thursday, March 11, 2010, after two days of agony, with burns on 80% of her body.
"Kiran George worked for a Muslim family in Sheikhupura, a Punjab town," said the AsiaNews story. "The girl died yesterday at the Mayo Hospital in Lahore, where she was hospitalized on March 9 in critical condition."
The AsiaNews story said that, after she was allegedly raped by the son of her employer, she at first confided only with her friends for fear of losing her jobs.
"Her family's conditions of extreme poverty had led the young girl to remain silent," the story continued. "When Kiran George threatened her tormentor of telling her story to the police, the young man blocked her escape and closing the door, he poured gasoline all over her with the help of his sister, setting her on fire.
Source: Assist News | Dan Wooding
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