Juvenile crime: Boy tries to kill pre-teen cousins over ‘insult’

MANSEHRA:

Two sisters survived an attempt on their life when their 14-year-old cousin attempted to slit their throats in Shungli Bandi Oghi village on Monday.

He did not succeed in killing them, however. The offender escaped from the scene after locals came to the girls’ rescue.

The motive behind the attack was reportedly a joke over his complexion.

Razia Bibi told the police that Waqas intercepted her daughters Alishba, 9, and Iqra, 7, when they were on their way to a nearby mosque to learn the Quran.

She said he tied their hands with their dopattas and attempted to slit their throats with a blade.

However, local people came to rescue the girls upon hearing their screams. The girls were shifted to Ayub Medical Complex Abbottabad, where their condition was stated to be out of danger.

Doctors said  the boy had not been able to damage the main arteries, which is why the girls had survived.

The police arrested Waqas, after their mother lodged a complaint. During preliminary investigations, the suspect confessed to have committed the crime. He said the girls used to make fun of his skin colour which he could not tolerate.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 3^rd, 2012.