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Miserable existence: Woman kills herself on being taunted

A woman swallowed poison after being taunted for giving birth to a girl in Sahiwal


Our Correspondent June 23, 2014 Less than a minute read
Miserable existence: Woman kills herself on being taunted

SAHIWAL: A woman swallowed poison after being taunted for giving birth to a girl in Sahiwal on Sunday. Police said the woman, a resident of Madina Colony, had given birth to her fourth daughter on Wednesday. Her in-laws were not happy and taunted her about it. The woman became dejected and swallowed poison. Her family took her to the Sargodha Rural Hospital but she passed away.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 24th, 2014.

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