(Not) the better half: Man cuts off wife’s arm

Police said her husband fled from the scene and a team had been found to arrest him

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BAHAWALPUR:


A man cut off his wife’s arm after he accused her of having an affair on Sunday.



Police said Ahmad, a resident of Thaid Posti near Rahim Yar Khan, accused his wife Alia of having an affair. He said the couple argued and Ahmad then cut off her arm with an axe. She was rushed to a hospital by some neighbours where doctors said she in a critical condition. Police said her husband fled from the scene and a team had been found to arrest him.


*NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT IDENTITIES


Published in The Express Tribune, May 4th, 2015. 
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