Mother, baby found 'murdered'
Throat-slit bodies of a housewife and her son were found inside their room at Tarabaria Khanbari village in Pabna Sadar upazila on Saturday night.
The deceased were Rushi Khaun, 25, wife of Sumon Jowarder, a fisherman of the village, and their two-year-old son Ruhan.
“Informed by the locals, police went the spot and recovered the throat-slit bodies around 8:00pm on Saturday,” said Officer in Charge (OC) of Pabna Sadar Police Station Md Obaidul Haque.
Primarily, we suspect that the mother killed her son with a knife and then she committed suicide. The police are investigating whether it is a suicidal incident or a planned murder. Bodies of the victims have been sent to Pabna Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy,” the OC said.
“Rushi's husband Sumon had gone to catch fish before the tragic incident. He told us that Rushi was mentally sick for the last few months and she was undergoing treatment. Due to her mental agony Rushi might have killed her son and then committed suicide inside the house,” said Inspector (Investigation) Md Jalal Uddin.
“Sumon, however, could not show any documents of his wife's treatment. We arrested him this [Sunday] morning for interrogation to find out the reason behind the incident,” he added.
Locals said Rushi was the third wife of Sumon Jowarder and there was longstanding dispute between them.
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