Murder: Woman found strangled

Police say maid strangulated the old woman after locking her in a room.

ISLAMABAD: A housemaid allegedly killed a 75-year-old woman and made off with gold and other valuables from a house in Sector G-11 on Saturday. Police said that the maid, whose name could not be ascertained, strangulated the old woman after locking her in a room. Sultan Mehmood found the body of his wife after returning home from the market. The police said that maid had been hired only two days back.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 24^th, 2013.