A mother of six was killed alleged by her husband in Peeral Makorani near Tando Adam, Sanghar, on Thursday evening, police said.

"The accused, Gul Hussain Malookani, admitted to having killed his wife as he suspected her character and further claimed that he saw her in a compromising position with another man," B-Section Police Station SHO Mohammad Aslam Billo told Dawn.

Billo said Malookani killed his 42-year-old wife, Suhila, by assaulting her with an iron bar. He later disposed of her body in some shrubbery near the village.

The police officer said a First Investigation Report was being registered on the complaint of Ghulam Nabi Malookani, the woman's brother.

The woman's body was handed over to her brother after an autopsy at Taluka Hospital, Tando Adam.

Dr Shugafta, who conducted the post-mortem investigation, told local journalists that the body bore marks of six serious injuries.