A man axed to death his daughter-in-law in Sargodha on Sunday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

According to details, Mukhtar, resident of Faisalabad Road, killed his daughter-in-law Shazia Tasleem after striking her with his axe. The deceased was mother of three children.

The motive of killing was still unknown. 

Satellite police arrested the accused. They sent the dead body of slain woman to hospital for post mortem. 

Police claimed to have recovered weapon of murder from the possession of the accused. 

Housewife slaughtered in Lalian

In another incident, a man killed his wife in Lalian over some domestic row.

The gruesome incident happened in the limits of Muhammad Wala police station.

According to police sources, Saifullah put his wife Parveen (36) to death over some domestic issue. He murdered her with the help of a sharp-edged weapon. 

Police reached the crime scene and started collecting evidence. 

Reporter Naeem Khan