Staff Reporter :
A mother allegedly stabbed her 18-month old child to death at their residence in the city’s Uttar Khan area on Monday night.
The deceased is Nehal Sadik, the son of Sazzad Hossain Murad, resident of Master Para area at Uttar Khan.
Police detained the mother Fahmida Meer Mukti to interrogate in this connection, police said.
Uttar Khan OC Sheikh Sirajul Islam said, “Sazzad saw his son and wife Mukti lying on the floor when he returned home around 11:30pm. On information, we recovered Nehal’s body and sent Mukti to a local hospital.”
He said, “The child had wound of a sharp weapon in his stomach, while the mother has a slash wound in her throat,” he said.
Later, the body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
The OC said, “It was Mukti and Sazzad’s second marriage. We are anticipating that Mukti might have killed her son and then tried to commit suicide over a family feud.”
But, Mukti claimed that a woman entering their house attacked them.
Asked whether the father might have been involved, the officer said, “Initial investigations do not suggest that. But we are looking into all aspects.”
The DMCH’s Assistant Registrar Dr Arifin said, “She [Fahmida] is fine now. We will send her to the psychological department for a checkup tomorrow [Wednesday].”
Police recovered the body and sent Mukti to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said the police officer adding that the mother was conscious while being hospitalised.
