6yo boy set alight to undergo skin graft

TARAZ. KAZINFORM On June 17 a six-year-old boy was rushed to hospital with extensive burns. 

The child was diagnosed with burn disease, first and second- degree burn shock, second and third-degree thermal burns of head, neck, back and both shoulders up to 18% of total body surface area, the press service of the internal affairs department of Zhambyl region reports. 

The neighbor's children, aged 7, reportedly poured a high flammable liquid over the 6-year-old boy and set him alight. The fact that there were no witnesses impedes the investigation.

A criminal case has been initiated.

The boy's condition is reported as critical but stable. The boy will undergo skin grafting, the healthcare department said.