Man stabs landlord’s wife to death in North Nazimabad

A man allegedly stabbed to death his landlord's wife in North Nazimabad before injuring himself in the escape bid, police said on Monday.

According to details, Shabbir had rented a portion in a bungalow in Block C, North Nazimabad.

The landlord, Mustansar, told police that he had gone to the mosque for sunset prayers after having iftar, when his wife called him. She told him that she could see Shabbir trying to enter their portion on CCTV.

He told police that by the time he got home, the tenant had already stabbed his wife, 30-year-old Hasina.

The attacker then got hurt in the neck in the ensuing scuffle before attacking to the roof of the house.

He said he rushed his wife to the hospital, where she was succumbed to her injuries.

Meanwhile, police arrived at the scene and found the man at the roof, where he was shouting 'like a madman'. They said he tried to jump from the roof to escape and was injured. He was taken to the Civil Hospital with severe injuries.

Police added that it seemed the attacker entered the house with a plan to rob the owners, who live on the first floor of the house. Shabbir lived on the second storey of the bungalow.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 28^th, 2023.