MADRID, 16 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
A young Algerian, Ryma, has been transferred to Spain to receive health care due to severe burns suffered after being doused with gasoline and set on fire by a neighbor who rejected his marriage proposal.
The 28-year-old woman is originally from Makuda, in the Algerian wilaya of Tizi Uzu and her injuries are very serious, third and fourth degree burns all over her body, according to the Algerian news portal TSA.
Ryma is a French teacher and led a peaceful life with her family until September 26, when a neighbor asked for her hand. Seeing himself rejected, he set fire to the young woman as revenge.
She was admitted that same day to the intensive care unit of the Tizi-Uzu University Hospital, but due to the lack of adequate means, she decided to request her transfer abroad.
On October 14, Ryma was transferred to Madrid on a medicalized plane and has been admitted to the Quironsalud University Hospital in Madrid.
Ryma’s family and friends have launched a donation drive to cover the costs of a story that has quickly gone viral and drawn sympathy from Algeria.
“We appeal to all charitable souls to donate,” explained the mother from the hospital. “Ryma needs you, everyone to continue living,” added other relatives. The Leetchi fundraising page has already raised more than 52,500 euros and the goal is to reach 100,000 (https://www.leetchi.com/c/ryma-fhm25).
Up to 32 women have been killed in sexist attacks in Algeria between January and August in Algeria, according to the Feminicides Algeria page.
