Man succumbs to injuries

Slain lady councillor Rabiya Bibi's son, who was stabbed in Mohalla Afzalabad two days ago, succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.

According to police, the accused, Hamza, had fled after killing lady councillor Rabia Bibi, 55, and critically injuring her 15-year-old son Fahad after an altercation.

Rescue 1122 shifted them to the trauma centre, Haripur where the woman councillor was pronounced dead on arrival while her injured son was later shifted to Abbottabad for treatment, but on Wednesday he also succumbed to his injuries.

At a press conference held on Monday, the district police officer said that the accused involved in the murder of the lady councillor has been arrested within 24 hours after the murder.

The accused was the neighbour of the lady councillor and wanted her to intervene to help him bring back his estranged wife. When the lady councillor refused to help him, he attacked her and stabbed her.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 4^th, 2022.