A lighter found close to the scene of a fire in which a Bury woman suffered fatal burns had her husband's DNA on it, an inquest has been told.
Nosheen Akhtar, who was also known as Sarah Hussain, died at Wythenshawe Hospital on July 24, 2021 after sustaining burns to 81 per cent of her body.
Nosheen, 31, changed her name by deed poll to Sarah Hussain but is being referred to as Nosheen throughout the hearing at the request of her family.
Giving evidence on the third day of the inquest on Wednesday, Detective Inspector Daniel Clegg of Greater Manchester Police told the court that a lighter was found close to a sofa where a forensics expert says the fire is likely to have started.
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Following analysis of the lighter, Inspector Clegg confirmed to the court that the lighter contained DNA belonging to Nosheen's husband, Waqas Mahmood and her brother-in-law, Hasnain Mahmood.
He also confirmed that there was no DNA found on this lighter that belonged to Nosheen.
Inspector Clegg, who worked with the Greater Manchester Police major incident team at the time of the incident, added that a second lighter was taken away from Nosheen by her sister-in-law, just prior to the start of the fire.
He confirmed that this lighter did contain her DNA but was "categorically not" the item that caused her to become alight.
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The court, presided by Assistant Coroner for North Manchester, Lisa Judge, were also told of "inconsistencies" between the accounts given by witnesses at the scene and CCTV footage taken of the incident.
In a statement given to police and in an account given to paramedic Dominic Wilson, who gave evidence on Monday, Mr Mahmood stated he had carried Nosheen out of the house while she was on fire.
CCTV footage of the incident, which was not shown in court but had been seen by properly interested parties prior to the inquest, shows Nosheen "running" out of the house.
The court heard that Nosheen could have set herself alight following an argument with her husband who she believed was having an affair.
The inquest is set to continue for seven days.
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