An Iranian woman set herself on fire outside the Tehran courthouse she was being tried in for illegally attending a football match disguised as a man.
The woman, known only as Sahar, 29, was taken to Motahari Hospital and is in intensive care with burns covering 90 per cent of her body.
She was arrested in March for allegedly trying to enter Tehran stadium dressed as a man and resisting arrest.
She was subsequently charged with 'insulting the public by defying the dress code for women'.
After she was told she could face up to six months in prison, Sahar set herself on fire with gasoline as she left the courthouse on Sunday.
Her sister, who was not identified, said Sahar had bipolar disorder and had been receiving treatment for two years, according to the Times of Israel.
Since 1979 and the Iranian Revolution the country's Islamic government has banned women from attending sporting events. [Daily Mail] Read more
