In an unfortunate incident, a man on Tuesday was accused of killing his wife and three children in the Shamsi Society of Malir in Karachi, Aaj News reported.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Korangi Sajid Amir Sadozai said the police recovered four bodies from a house in Malir. The victims were tenants of the house where the crime was perpetrated.

Sadozai confirmed that police found bloodied bodies of one older woman, 38, and three girls, 16, 12, and 10 in the house.

Addressing the media outside the alleged crime scene, Sodazai said the accused, identified as Fawad, is suspected to have killed his wife and daughters with a sharp-edged tool before trying to take his life. He was shifted to the hospital in critical condition.

He said the house was locked from the inside after the murders, “which indicates the suspect was behind the killings”.

According to SSP Korangi, the slain woman’s brother and mother lived on the ground floor of the house, but they did not hear any wailing, which indicates that the suspect drugged the victims to death.

He, however, noted that no traces of drugs were found in Fawad’s blood.