One of Pakistan's most high profile victims of domestic acid attacks has committed suicide in Rome where she had been undergoing cosmetic surgery to rebuild her face.
Fakhra Yunus, 34, leapt from the sixth floor of an apartment building to her death just weeks after Saving Face, a film on the plight of the 100 women per year disfigured in acid attacks in Pakistan, won an Oscar.
Ms Yunus was a beautiful 22 year old when her estranged politician husband, the son of one of Pakistan's most powerful political families, who allegedly poured battery acid over her face and body in front of her five year old son.
Following the attack she endured 38 surgical operations in 12 years to reconstruct her face and repair severe wounds on her arms and body. Full story...
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Fakhra Yunus, 34, leapt from the sixth floor of an apartment building to her death just weeks after Saving Face, a film on the plight of the 100 women per year disfigured in acid attacks in Pakistan, won an Oscar.
Ms Yunus was a beautiful 22 year old when her estranged politician husband, the son of one of Pakistan's most powerful political families, who allegedly poured battery acid over her face and body in front of her five year old son.
Following the attack she endured 38 surgical operations in 12 years to reconstruct her face and repair severe wounds on her arms and body. Full story...
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