Mother commits suicide after father takes away child

FAISALABAD:

A woman committed suicide late on Monday night after her former husband abducted their son in Bhowana.

Police said Pathani Bibi, a resident of Ward 8 Bhowana, married Muhammad Aslam three years ago. They said Aslam had divorced his wife. “Pathani Bibi and their son then started living with her parents. On Monday, Aslam visited their house and demanded the custody of their child. When Pathani Bibi refused, he seized the child and took it with him,” police said.

They said Pathani Bibi was depressed at the loss of her child and took poisonous pills late on Monday night. “She fainted and was taken to a hospital where she died,” police said. Bhowana Station House Officer (SHO) said that police had taken the body to a hospital for autopsy. “We are investigating the death. Police will arrest Aslam if he is found guilty of snatching the child. He has not been taken into custody yet”, the SHO said.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 3^rd, 2014.