Photos of Woman Who was Bathed with Acid by Husband After a Row Goes Viral

Lying on a small hospital bed, her face is covered in burns, a young woman has Acid thrown in her face by her husband after a row over their dowry.

A 23-year old woman, Jesmin Akter, is currently lying on a small hospital bed in Bangladesh after being admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital with severe burns to much of her face and scalp as well other parts of her lower body, as her husband threw acid on her face following a row over her dowry.

Her face is covered in burns from where the acid was thrown onto her face. Her body has been wrapped in large swathes of fabric bandages in an attempt to prevent the burnt skin from touching other areas injured by the acid in the attack.

Ms Akter is one of 1847 women who have been the victim of an acid attack in Bangladesh between 1999 and 2015. Victims often survive the acid attack but the physical and psychological impact means that it can take survivors a long time to rebuild their lives.

Many acid burns patients are forced out by their family due to the apparent social stigma associated with the attacks. Of the 3626 victims of acid attacks from 1999 to 2015, 1847 were female, 901 were male and 877 were children, according to the Acid Survivors Foundation.