LAHORE: A woman allegedly committed suicide shortly after killing her young daughter in Sattokalta area here on Wednesday.

As per a police official, the bodies of Shazia (46) and her daughter Maham (16) were found in a locked room on the roof of their house, with a pistol lying nearby.

He said quoting neighbours that they heard gunshots and alerted the police, which reached the spot, along with Rescue 1122 staff.

The room, he said, was locked from inside and the police had to break open its door, finding the bodies lying on a bed.

The neigbours told the police that after separation with her husband, Shazia had been living in the house with her teenage daughter and that the mother and daughter were facing a financial crunch.

The police also quoted some relatives of the deceased woman as saying that a few days back she had informed her paternal uncle about her financial condition and other issues, hinting at committing suicide.

He said the forensic experts took into custody the pistol and the bullet shells found on the scene for analysis and police shifted the bodies to the city morgue for autopsy.

Published in Dawn, December 9th, 2021