Stepmother booked in murder of teenage girl

She earlier claimed that girl committed suicide


Our Correspondent August 06, 2021

KARACHI:

The police arrested a woman and three others on Thursday on the charges or raping and killing a teenage girl in the limits of Shah Latif Town Police Station.

According to the police, the victim’s father, Bakhsh Ali, filed a complaint against his wife - the girl’s stepmother - and three men accusing them of strangulating his daughter after raping her.

The police said 15-year-old Momil’s body was found at her home. Her stepmother had earlier claimed that she had committed suicide, however, physical inspection by the lady medico-legal officer confirmed that the child was raped and then strangulated, said officials.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 6th, 2021.

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