UNB, Jamalpur :
A woman attempted to commit suicide by taking poison allegedly after killing her minor daughter at Dakpara village in Islampur upazila on Monday morning.
The deceased was identified as Amina, four-year-old daughter of Khuku Moni, 30.
Quoting local people, police said Khuku Moni, wife of Aminur Islam, worker of a garment factory located in Dhaka, used to live with her son and daughter in the village.
Sensing something unnatural, local people informed Khuku’s father who rushed to her house only to see his granddaughter dead and her daughter’s unconscious body lying on the bed.
Later, Khuku was taken to Jamalpur Hospital.
Khuku’s family said Khuku at first poured poison into the mouth of her daughter Amina and then took poison for committing suicide.
The reason behind the killing and suicide attempt could not be known yet, said Deen-e-Islam, officer-in-charge of Islampur Police Station. However, police detained the mother for interrogation, he said.
