Man admits to killing kids for failing to marry wife's niece

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Man admits to killing kids for failing to marry wife's niece

KASUR (Dunya News) - A man who threw his five young children into the canal on Saturday wanted to marry his wife’s niece, said police.

According to details the accused told the police during preliminary investigation that he was facing severe financial problems which led him to kill his children.

Later accused told the police that he doubted his wife’s character and finely he admitted that he wanted to marry his wife’s niece but she was married to someone else.

Ibrahim had a long-standing relationship with his wife s relative. But she was married to someone else after Ibrahim’s wife found out about their relationship, which made Ibrahim upset. Before throwing the children into the canal, Ibrahim had a quarrel with his wife over the same issue.

Earlier Kasur police had arrested the accused Ibrahim and were investigating into the incident.