Woman Set Fire to Man's Package

(Heraklion, Crete) A 26-year-old Greek woman, Marina Fanouraki, has been accused of setting fire to the genitals of a 20-year-old British man, Stuart Feltham. She faces charges of bodily injury and endangering private property.

Miss Fanouraki surrendered to the police while Mr. Feltham was taken to a private clinic for treatment of second-degree burns.

Fanouraki claims that a drunk Feltham dropped his trousers in a crowded bar and "forcefully fondled" her.

After asking him to stop harassing her, she told police, she poured Sambuca, an aniseed liqueur, on him.

This again allegedly failed to stop his advances, so she seized a lighter and set fire to the alcohol, local press reports said.

It's currently unconfirmed but sources say that travel insurance does cover treatment for flaming plums.

Presumably agreeing that Miss Fanouraki acted in self-defense, the magistrate and prosecutor released her pending trial. Meanwhile, Miss Fanouraki has become a local celebrity with a crowd applauding and shouting "bravo, bravo" as she was whisked away from the police station.

The incident comes as an embarrassment amid the increased attempts by the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office to quell the number of drink-and-sex related crimes that are plaguing European resorts dominated by British youth.

Reportedly, a great majority of tourists and residents on Crete believe that Miss Fanouraki was defending her honor.

No sources have displayed a photo of Miss Fanouraki yet. However, several women named Marina Fanouraki have Facebook pages. Interestingly, they all look similar.