Woman dies a month after suspected arson attack in Tooting
A Tooting woman whose sister was killed in a house fire last month has died despite being treated for serious injuries after the Lessingham Avenue blaze
25 July 2009
A WOMAN has died following a blaze in her family home in Tooting a month ago.
Nabiha Masud, 21, died this morning after being treated in hospital for serious injuries suffered from the fire at Lessingham Avenue, in south London on Sunday, 21 June.
Her younger sister Maleha, 15, also died as a result of the early morning blaze.
Police have charged a 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, with murdering Maleha.
He had also been charged with four counts of attempted murder against Rubina Masud, 53, Zain Masud, 22, Junaid Masud, 17 and Nabiha.
The boy, who is in custody, is due to appear at London's Old Bailey on 17 September.
Junaid Masud remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
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