A poverty-stricken man committed suicide after smashing heads of his wife and three daughters with a hammer in Faisalabad on Friday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
According to police, accused Tahir was under immense mental stress following the accidental death of his only son. He killed his wife and three daughters and attempted to commit suicide himself in 271-RB village. He was rushed to Allied Hospital but could not be saved.
In a letter Tahir wrote before committing the heinous crime, he said he was feeling cut off from the world after son’s death and due to his financial condition. “My brothers helped me a lot but it made no difference. I am killing my daughters because I can’t leave them looking to others,” he added.
According to police, the family members fell unconscious after eating something “poisonous” which Tahir offered to them last night. He then smashed wife Naheed’s head with a hammer’s blow.
He then repeated the exercise with her three daughters – 18-year-old Raeesa, 16-year-old Hibba and 12-year-old Zahra.
A heavy contingent of police has rushed to the spot and launched an investigation.
Reporter Tayyab Maqbool