A 55-year-old woman was brutally murdered with axe blows in Kotri on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, prompting police to launch a major investigation into the violent death.
The victim has been identified as Umarzadi, who was reportedly a resident of Kotri. Her body was found near Jamali Ground in the town’s Telegraph area.
According to initial reports, the attack was carried out by an unknown assailant who fled the scene immediately after committing the crime.
Law enforcement officials from the Kotri Police Station were summoned to the crime scene. Later, the Edhi Foundation moved the deceased to Kotri Taluka Hospital for necessary procedures.
Kotri police have initiated a formal investigation into the murder, and are now working to determine the motives behind the attack and to arrest the person responsible.