A man killed his five children and committed suicide later over domestic issues on Tuesday.
The incident took place in Muhammadwala police station of Chiniot. The accused was reportedly disappointed over the attitude of his wife who had left him a month ago over domestic quarrels and was living with her parents. According to reports, he was facing problems to look after and feed his five children which led him to commit the heinous crime.
The accused strangled his five children including four sons aged between 1 and 6 years and an 8-year-old daughter and later committed suicide. The bodies of the murderer and five children were shifted to hospital for medico-legal formalities where they were handed over to heirs after post-mortem.
The police after registering a case into the incident at respective police station have started the investigation.