Woman, three sons slaughtered in ‘sickening filicide’

Police arrest husband of deceased woman on complaint of father

KARACHI:

In a gut-wrenching incident, a woman and her three minor sons were brutally slaughtered in Sher Muhammad Baloch Goth, Gulistan-e-Jauhar on Thursday. The woman’s father accused his son-in-law of committing the gruesome quadruple murder, leading to his arrest.

The bodies of 35-year-old Saima and her three sons, nine-year-old Ashhad, seven-year-old Shah Zain, and two-year-old Ahad, were discovered in a house in Sher Muhammad Baloch Goth. Police, along with the rescuers, reached the scene and transferred the bodies to the JPMC.

Inspector Fahadul Hasan, the SHO of Gulistan-e-Jauhar police station, said the victims appear to have been brutally slayed with a sharp-edge instrument. Forensic experts, along with police, collected evidence and fingerprints, while the Investigation Department has recorded statements from area residents.

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Arshad Ali Baloch, the husband of the deceased Saima, was arrested, but claimed innocence, stating that he was not present at home at the time of the sickening slaughter. However, inconsistencies in his statements emerged upon investigation. Mohammad Aslam, the father of Saima implicated Arshad Ali in the murder.

Shahzad, a nephew of the deceased, shared details of Arshad’s activities in the area, including his drug addiction. The deceased woman’s younger brother, Muhammad Asif Baloch, disclosed that Arshad had not allowed his sister to visit her parents’ house for the last seven months. Financial demands, domestic violence, and drug addiction by Arshad were reported by the family.

The family is demanding severe punishment for the arrested accused, with the deceased woman’s brother suspecting that his sister and nephews were killed after being given drugs. Arshad is known to be addicted to drugs, with several cases registered against him in different areas, including Lyari.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 1^st, 2023.