Woman found dead in abandoned car

A young woman was found dead in a car parked outside a private hospital in Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Steel Town, late on Monday, according to police.

Local residents reported the shocking discovery to police who shifted the body to Jinnah Hospital where it was identified as 25-year-old Faiza, daughter of Rafiq, the SHO Steel Town police station said.

He added that Faiza had divorced her husband, Asad, one and a half year ago, while her father is also a deceased and she was staying at her maternal uncle's house in Gulshan-e-Hadeed. Two days ago, Faiza left with her friend, Hassan, to take his ailing mother to hospital but did not return, her uncle told the police.

Hassan has also been missing since he took Faiza with him in his car, though he had informed Faiza's uncle that she was going with him, the SHO said. According to police, Faiza's friend brought her to hospital in his car, but later fled when she was pronounced dead by doctors. Faiza's uncle claimed that his niece died of natural causes and that he did not want to pursue any legal action.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 19^th, 2022.