Nauman Masih, 14, was set on fire in an apparent sectarian attack in Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab, last Friday. He was rushed to hospital with more than 50% of his body covered with burns.
“I work at a tailor shop. I was returning from the shop when two men on motorbikes stopped me and asked about my religion. When I told them I am a Christian, they started calling me names,” Nauman told a lawyer, in a video statement while in hospital, which was later uploaded on social media.
“When I asked them not to abuse me, one man poured kerosene on me and lit a match. I ran toward a heap of sand and lay down. A few people from the community put out the fire by putting sand on me. After that I fell unconscious,” he said.
Nauman said he did not know the identities of his attackers.
Dr Shahid Hussain, who treated the boy, confirmed Nauman’s death on Wednesday...