Boy kills sister over handwriting

LAHORE: The suspicious murder of a minor girl few days back in the limits of Shalimar police took a horrifying turn as investigation report suggested the brother was the killer.



The report claimed jealousy was the motive behind the murder. This was disclosed by SP Civil Lines Investigations Hasnain Haider. He said that Eman Tanveer and Abdul Rehman had come to spend Eid holidays at their grandmother’s house. When the two went out of the house, they started fighting with each other while comparing their handwriting.

The accused got angry and wrapped a scarf around her neck, strangling the girl to death. The accused locked himself in the room to cut his veins when the neighbours intervened and stopped him.



The victim and the accused were children from the second wife of their father. Police initially arrested the parents on suspicion before arresting Abdul Rehman.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, July 4^th, 2017.