A wife, husband and their child were killed by unidentified persons, in Lahore on Sunday. According to details, some unidentified persons barged into the home of a lawyer in Lahore’s Chuhng neighbourhood and murdered him, his wife, and a baby daughter after repeatedly assaulting the pair with a knife, reports The News.

The man was a lawyer, Advocate Amanat. According to the police, investigators are collecting evidence from the crime scene. The baby girl was strangled, according to preliminary police reports.

Preliminary police reports suggest that the incident was the result of a long-standing feud. The police have arrested a suspect, Babar, from the house of advocate Amanat’s brother-in-law.

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The brother of the murdered advocate, Salim, has also said that there is a chance that his sibling and his family were murdered due to some rivalry.

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar took notice of the incident and directed the inspector general of police to investigate the matter and trace the killers immediately.