This shocking video shows the moment a pregnant teenager had boiling water thrown over her by her neighbour in a dispute over a garden fence . Cynthia Almonte Lira , 19 , from Formosa , northern Argentina , was arguing with 63-year-old pensioner Celma Prado Bustos after she built a new fence between their homes . The neighbours can be seen shouting at each other before Ms Bustos , seen standing in her doorway , throws boiling water at the pregnant woman . Distressing : The shocking video shows an elderly woman throwing hot water over a pregnant teenager . Screaming in agony , the woman , who is six-months pregnant , tries to run away but falls over clutching her stomach . The 19-year-old tears off her soaked shirt as she gets to her feet and dashes to safety , but can still be heard howling in pain . Seconds later , Ms Lira comes back into shot , the skin on the left side of her bump clearly red and starting to blister . She was later taken to hospital by ambulance where she was treated for burns and shock . The mother-to-be has since been released and her baby was believed to be unharmed by the attack . Cynthia Almonte Lira , 19 , screams in agony and tears off her shirt after the water was thrown over her by Celma Prado Bustos , 63 , during an argument over a garden fence . Ms Lira , who is six months pregnant , suffered burns in the attack and was treated in hospital . The footage , which was taken by another neighbour , is being analysed by Argentinian police . Ms Bustos told officers : 'It is my property , and I felt under threat , so I had to defend myself . ' I live here on my own and I 'm elderly , so I have to make sure I let people know I 'm not a pushover . ' She also claims she was legally entitled to put up the fence around her home .
Pregnant teenager and neighbour seen arguing over a garden fence . Suddenly the pensioner throws pan of boiling water over the woman , 19 . Mother-to-be screams in agony as she tears of her shirt and runs to safety . Argentinian woman taken to hospital for burns but her baby was unharmed . The distressing video is being investigated by the police .