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Woman suffers burns in sticky toilet incident

Paramedics use fingernail polish remover to free victim glued to seat

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updated 5:54 p.m. ET Aug. 3, 2006

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - A woman who became stuck to a toilet seat in a shopping mall restroom was treated at a local hospital after paramedics used fingernail polish remover to free her, officials said.

The 53-year-old woman suffered burns to her skin in the incident, which happened Wednesday, officials with the Fire Department said.

Investigators said they believe someone placed a cement compound on the toilet seat in the restroom at the Mall of the Bluffs.

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Investigators say they are treating the case as an assault and vandalism.

The woman, who was not identified, told KETV in Omaha, Neb., that the burns are painful and that the incident was one of the most embarrassing moments in her life.

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