MULTAN: A man, citing extreme poverty and an inability to take care of his ward, drowned his 5-year-old daughter with special needs in a canal, near Basti Malook area.
Police arrested Riaz, in a case filed by the child’s paternal grandfather. Upon arrest, Riaz confessed to the murder saying, it had become difficult for him to take care of her visually-impaired and disabled daughter after his wife passed away six months ago.
Riaz is father to four other children as well.
According to reports, the number of cases of parents killing their children due to poverty or domestic disputes have been increasing in recent years.
