Murder: Woman turns husband’s pistol on him

GHARO: A mother of five is reported to have shot dead her husband Yousuf Khashkheli with his own pistol. The murder took place in the locality of Nai Abadi in Gharo town, district Thatta, late Wednesday night. The police have arrested the accused woman along with the weapon. The woman reportedly confessed her crime to the police. She said that she had married Khashkheli 16 years ago of her own will, and they have four sons and a daughter together. However, she said her husband quarrelled with her since the day they got married. On Wednesday night, he came home in an inebriated state and began beating her and her children, which is why she allegedly shot him dead.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 13^th, 2012.