Police to further probe alleged child killer

Magistrate remands maid in police custody for another four days

QUETTA:

A maidservant accused of murdering a four-year-old child in Balochistan’s provincial capital was remanded in custody of the police for another four days.

Saad Shah was found dead inside a washing machine in his house on September 12. His parents had accused their maid for the murder who later surrendered to the police.

The police presented the maid before Judicial Magistrate Ihtiramul Haq on Friday in Quetta to seek an extension in the remand. This was the second time the maid was remanded in custody of the police.

Up till now, the maid has not confessed to her involvement in the murder but Jinnah Town Station House Officer Chaudhry Asghar Mehmood said “she seemed guilty”.

“We have formed a committee to probe into the cold-blooded murder,” said Mehmood.

He said the investigation team has collected all evidence of the murder and interrogated the accused.

A child rights activist, Wadood Tareen, said violence against minors has increased in Balochistan.

However, interestingly, no non-government organisation or official has data with regard to the exact number of cases of violence against children in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan. The family of the deceased belongs to Osta Muhammad area of Balochistan while the maid hails from Lehri area of the province.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 27^th, 2020.