Sick of poverty, mother gives poisonous pills to three kids

Mandi Bahauddin: Fed up with poverty in Mandi Bahauddin, the mother fed poisonous pills to her three children.

According to details, accused mother Mehwish Bibi is resident of Chak Raib area of Mandi Bahauddin. The two boys died while one child survived.

The children have been identified as seven-year-old Sufyan Ahmed, five-year-old Subhan Ahmed and ten-year-old Muhammad Awais.

According to the police, the children were taken to Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital Malkwal, where Muhammad Awais was rescued after medical assistance, while Sufian and Subhan were shifted to District Head Quarters (DHQ) Hospital Mandi Bahauddin.

Both children were referred to Lahore due to critical condition. where he died.

Police arrested the accused and shifted the bodies to THQ Hospital Malkwal for post-mortem.

According to the police, a case has been registered against the accused. Mehwish’s uncle-in-law— the plaintiff in the case— told that woman did it due to domestic tension.