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Betty Shabazz's Condition Gets Worse

By Newsradio 88 Staff

The condition of Betty Shabazz has taken a turn for the worse.

Doctors now say the widow of Malcolm X, who suffered third degree burns over 80 percent of her body more than two weeks ago, is being treated for problems that "are clearly of a life-threatening nature."

Her 12-year-old grandson Malcolm is accused of setting the fire.