Disoriented and in searing pain, Linneti Kirungi gasped in horror as nurses doused her scorched body in cold water again and again.
The social sciences student was in such agony she struggled to remember how and why she was in hospital. But soon the devastating reason came back – an acid attack, orchestrated by her boyfriend, the man who was supposed to love and care for her.
Linneti had broken things off with her ex when his behaviour became controlling. He demanded the student give up her course at university in Kampala and get married – and when she refused, he stalked and threatened her, she says.
