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Glasgow woman who died after being found badly burnt named as mourners gather for funeral

Emergency services scrambled to Tobago Street last week to help Zaineb Bhatti

A GLASGOW woman who died after being found badly burnt at wasteground has been named.

Emergency services were scrambled to the city's Tobago Street last week after the alarm was raised.

 Emergency services attended Tobago Street
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Emergency services attended Tobago Street

Zaineb Bhatti has now been laid to rest after a service at the Glasgow Central Mosque.

We told you how the 20-year-old died after being found badly burned.

David Middleton, 54, rushed out of his workshop and discovered the grim scene.


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The shocked garage owner raced back to get water and managed to douse the fireball.

But Zaineb died in hospital.

 David found her on wasteland
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David found her on wastelandCredit: TOM_FARMER @ The Scottish Sun

A notice was posted on the Grand Central Mosque's Facebook page on Wednesday.

And it said that she would be buried in the Castlemilk area of Glasgow following the service on Thursday.

Cops are not treating the death as suspicious but their investigation is “ongoing”.

Grass at the spot where David found her is scorched black.

Police Scotland said: “A woman was found badly burned off Tobago Street in the east end of Glasgow.

“Emergency services attended and a 20-year-old woman was taken to hospital where she later died.”

A Crown Office spokesman said: “The Procurator Fiscal has received a report in connection with the death of a 20-year-old woman in Glasgow on 16 March 2019.

“The investigation into the death is ongoing and the family will continue to be kept updated in relation to any significant developments."

Local councillor Greg Hepburn said: “It’s heartbreaking. I hope anyone with information will get in touch with the police.”

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