Question marks: Woman allegedly killed by in-laws
Her mother-in-law has alleged that she died after she accidentally slipped off the roof of their house
Her mother-in-law has alleged that she died after she accidentally slipped off the roof of their house. PHOTO: FILE
ABBOTABAD:
A woman was strangled by assailants in a remote village in Galiyat on Sunday. However, her mother-in-law has alleged that she died after she accidentally slipped off the roof of their house.
A police official told The Express Tribune the deceased was identified as Samiya Bibi and hailed from Dorkas village. “Shahnaz Bibi, the deceased’s mother, informed us that her 19-year-old was subjected to violence before she was murdered,” he said.
According to the official, Shahnaz Bibi said her daughter was married to Sardar Rehan, a resident of Toheedabad village, and lived alone with her mother-in-law. Muhammad Hussain, her husband, was working abroad. “The deceased’s mother said she received a phone call from Samiya Bibi’s father- in-law on Saturday night,” the official said. “They told her the 19-year-old had died. Shahnaz Bibi insisted marks on the deceased’s body proved that she had been subjected to torture before she was killed.”
Published in The Express Tribune, May 30th, 2016.
A woman was strangled by assailants in a remote village in Galiyat on Sunday. However, her mother-in-law has alleged that she died after she accidentally slipped off the roof of their house.
A police official told The Express Tribune the deceased was identified as Samiya Bibi and hailed from Dorkas village. “Shahnaz Bibi, the deceased’s mother, informed us that her 19-year-old was subjected to violence before she was murdered,” he said.
According to the official, Shahnaz Bibi said her daughter was married to Sardar Rehan, a resident of Toheedabad village, and lived alone with her mother-in-law. Muhammad Hussain, her husband, was working abroad. “The deceased’s mother said she received a phone call from Samiya Bibi’s father- in-law on Saturday night,” the official said. “They told her the 19-year-old had died. Shahnaz Bibi insisted marks on the deceased’s body proved that she had been subjected to torture before she was killed.”
Published in The Express Tribune, May 30th, 2016.