The police in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are investigating the circumstances that led to a woman being set ablaze in her bed on Sunday.
According to local reports, Monique Clarke, 44, was set on fire after she refused to have sex or give money to a man with whom she has had an abusive relationship for the past two years.
Hardly recognizable
“If I didn’t know her, I wouldn’t be able to recognize her,” said Clarke’s sister Iesha Richardson who told police that her sister was set on fire as she was wrapped in a sheet in her bed.
“She is in immense pain, she can’t eat, she is in bed, she can’t move…they feed her through a straw with some juice every now and then,” Richardson said, adding “we just have to hope. They said all they can do is try to lessen the possibility of her being infected — the wounds.
Attempted murder
Police have ruled the crime against Clarke as attempted murder and said Monday that a young man is in custody assisting with their investigations.
