Family Feud: Youth ‘kills’ stepmother, her two kids
A woman and her two children have been murdered allegedly by her stepson over a family feud in Sylhet sadar upazila.
Abad Hossain, 22, stabbed and hacked Rubiya Begum, 30, her daughter Maha Begum, 9, and son Tahsin, 7, around midnight on Thursday and tried to set their home in Mirer Mahalla on fire, said police.
On being informed by the neighbours, a team of police rushed to the spot and detained Abad on the spot.
Rubiya, Maha and Tahsin were taken to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital where Rubiya and Maha were declared dead. Tahsin died hours later at the hospital, said Syed Anisur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Shahporan Police Station.
Abad's father Abdal Hossain, 42, is a shopkeeper and he was at work when the incident happened, he said.
One of Abad's relatives said Abdal's first wife lives at their village home in Sylhet's Gowainghat upazila along with Abad, while Abdal lived with Rubiya and the two children at the house in Mirer Mahalla.
"There has been a longstanding family feud over Abdal's two marriages. We believe the murders have been committed over the issue," said the relative, wishing not to be named.
The OC also said Abad had admitted killing the three saying that he was furious since his stepmother "did not take proper care of him".
A case was yet to be filed when this report was filed around 6:00pm yesterday.
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