A mother of two children has been axed to death by her husband in the name of honour in Sindh’s Umerkot district on Sunday, police sources are reported to have said.
Ghulam Machhi, a resident of Kunri Town in Umerkot, allegedly murdered his 30-year-old wife, Siyani Machhi, since he “suspected her character”, Head Moharrar at Kunri Police Station Umed Ali Rahimoon told local media sources.
Ghulam Machi admitted committing the crime and an FIR has been lodged, Rahimoon stated. The body of the victim was handed over to her parents for burial, he reported further.