SANGHAR, June 22: A man killed his wife and two daughters in Alam Zardari village in the Sarhari area on Friday. Sohrab Brohi axed to death his daughters Lal Khatoon, 25, and Khair Khatoon, 18.

Their mother Khair Bibi, 40, who tried to rescue the girls, received injuries. She died while being taken to hospital.

Neighbours caught hold of Sohrab and beat him up. He was injured and taken to a hospital in Shahdadkot where police took him into custody.

Bodies of the two sisters were taken to Rural Health Centre in Sarhari for post-mortem and later to their village for burial.

Motive behind the killings could not be ascertained. Police believed that a domestic dispute might have been the cause.

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