A woman in Egypt poured boiling water on her husband allegedly for ill-treating their son.

As per reports, the 43-year-old man was rushed to a nearby hospital with burns sustained in different parts of the body allegedly due to the woman’s attack.

The husband who is a mechanic accused his 32-year-old wife of throwing boiling water at him from a teapot in their house because he had berated their son for playing late outdoors.

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The woman confessed to the crime after she was arrested by the police.

She said it was in reaction of her husband’s physical punishment to their son. Local prosecutions has ordered an inquiry into the incident.