Woman, two grandchildren killed, suspect arrested

ABBOTTABAD: The police arrested the accused in the triple murder case in less than eight hours and recovered the weapon used in the crime, said an official on Sunday.

Superintendent of Police Headquarters, Malik Ejaz Hussain, divulged the details of the case that involved the murder of two kids and their grandmother.

According to the police report, the accused Moeen, son of Afzal, allegedly went to the house of a neighbour, Abbas late Saturday night on the pretext of seeking some utensils for cooking. The accused allegedly entered the kitchen chasing a widow, Taj Bibi, 75 years and allegedly killed her with a knife.

Police said later he killed Ghazian, 5, Zeeshan, 3, by slitting their throats and also injured their mother Afshhan Bibi. Officials of the Donga Gali Police Station after receiving reports reached the spot and shifted the bodies to the DHQ Hospital for autopsy.

A first information report was lodged early in the morning and the main accused was arrested at 9 am. The police said the pieces of evidence were collected from the crime scene.