Croatian Teenager in Critical Condition after Setting Himself Alight in School
March 4th, 2008
Zagreb, March 4 (CP) – A 14-year old boy is fighting for life after has setting himself on fire at school on Monday in the Croatian northern town of Varazdin.
The teenager is said to have arrived early for his classes and used the toiled coming out drenched in accelerant.
He then set himself alight in the school hall with teachers running to his aid and trying to put out the fire with coats that were hanging in the hall.
The boy was taken to hospital where it was established he suffered serious burns and is now in intensive care.
It is still not clear why the boy did this, but there are speculations that it might have been for unrequited love.
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