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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
On 8 May 1960, | On 8 May 1960, Mrs Burton was driving her daughters home when she was forced to stop by a mob. The windows of her car were smashed and petrol splashed over her and ignited. Her spaniel was burnt alive but Mrs Burton and her daughters, aged 12 and 5, escaped from the car to be brutally assaulted. They were found by a Forest Ranger and taken to [[Ndola Hospital]] where she later died of the burns. She passed away at about 3am on 16 May 1960.<ref>[http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/policejl38&div=13&id=&page= The Burton Atrocity by DM Brockwel]</ref> | ||
==Investigations and arrest== | ==Investigations and arrest== | ||
