A mother who was left distraught after she failed her driving test for the fourth time endangered others when she tried to commit suicide by setting fire to herself.

Yamkala Sapkota made the attempt on her own life when, despite spending thousands on 90 driving lessons, she was
still deemed to be below the standard required to pass her test.

The news sparked an argument between Sapkota and her husband Yadumen who told her to 'die if you want to' before he left for work in the morning.

Following his departure, the 30-year-old set herself alight after leaving a suicide note penned in her native Nepalese, saying she no longer wanted to live.

A neighbour saw Sapkota ablaze in her flat in Gordon Street, in the Leith area of Edinburgh and called the fire service.

Using breathing apparatus firefighters managed to rescue the semi-conscious woman who had suffered burns to her face, back and arms, reported dailymail.

Sapkota earlier admitted culpably and recklessly starting the fire, severely injuring herself and endangering the lives of others as well as property on June 28 last year.

The judge in Edinburgh High Court yesterday decided to suspend Yamakala Sapkota custodial sentence because she was 'out of her mind' when she set fire to herself.

Judge Lord Bannatyne told her: 'I have decided to take the unusual course in a High Court case to defer sentence for one year for you to be of good behaviour.'


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