A husband killed his wife with an ax in front of their daughter in Nankana Sahib. Police registered a case under Section 302 and arrested the accused, reports Independent Urdu.

According to the FIR, the woman was a resident of the Maliwal area and a mother of three children. She was murdered by her husband Khalid Hussain on Saturday night.

The brother of the deceased, Yaseen, registered an FIR at Mangta Nawala police station. Yaseen told Independent Urdu that his sister was married to Khalid 15 years ago and has two sons and a daughter. Khalid used to drive a rickshaw to earn a living. According to Yaseen, the victim came to his house after the couple had a fight over their children.

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He said that Khalid came to his house on Friday night and took an oath by placing his hand on the Qur’an that he will never beat his wife again and wants to take his wife and children back home.

Yaseen said that since the couple already had a fight so just to be on the safe side, he went with the couple along with some other relatives to ensure that the couple do not quarrel again.

Yaseen said he slept on the roof at night, his sister in a room and Khalid in the courtyard.

“At about two o’clock in the morning, there was a noise and we ran downstairs. I saw Khalid attacking my sister with an ax. My sister died on the spot due to severe injuries while Khalid saw us and fled the scene.”

Yaseen said that when Khalid was attacking his sister with an ax, his 14-year-old daughter was standing there in shock.

He said that the young girl’s senses have not been restored yet. They have brought the children home with them while the victim has been buried.

SHO Tasawur Munir said that the accused has been arrested and action will be taken as per law. The SHO declined to comment further, saying an investigation is underway.

Yaseen said he is very poor and is a driver by profession, he is afraid that the police will suppress the case so he needs justice for his sister.