Mother, Three Children Found Dead with Throats Slit in Karachi

Thu Nov 30 2023
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KARACHI: In a gruesome incident, a woman and her three children were found dead with their throats slit at their house in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar area, local media reported on Thursday morning citing police sources.

According to details, the woman and her three children were found dead in Sher Muhammad Goth, in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area. The deceased were identified as Saima wife of Arshad, two-year-old Ahad, Shahzain (7), and nine-year-old Ashhad.

The police said the throats of all the deceased were slit with a sharp tool. The bodies of the mother and her children were shifted to the hospital for legal formalities.

Police have taken husband of the deceased woman, Arshad into custody for investigation. Police said Arshad works as a cable operator and at the time of incident he was not at home.

Imdad Ali, an uncle of deceased children while talking to media said, he received call from his brother Arshad around 12:30am. After he reached his brother’s house, he saw body of his elder nephew in the porch, while bodies of two other children and sister-in-law were lying in the separate rooms.

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