Teacher dies after setting herself alight in school

A FRENCH maths teacher who doused herself in petrol and set herself on fire in front of terrified pupils died of her injuries yesterday.

Teacher dies after setting  herself alight in school

The 44-year-old was hospitalised on Thursday after walking into the playground of a high school in the southern city of Beziers with a can of fuel and starting a blaze that left her with third-degree burns.

She staggered across the yard in front of her horrified students, some of whom joined teachers in rushing to her aid.

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