RAJSHAHI, July 25 (UNB): A woman was stabbed
to death and her son was injured in an attack allegedly
carried out by a young man in Harian Purbapara of Paba upazila in Rajshahi district on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Farida Khatun,
40, wife of Lalon Sheikh, a village police member of Harian Union
Parishad.
Suman Kaderi, Officer-in-Charge of Katakhali Police Station, said
Porosh, 18, son of Babu and a neighbour of the victim, allegedly entered Farida's house around 7:30 pm and stabbed her indiscriminately, leaving her dead on the spot.
Farida's son,
Faisal, was also injured while trying to save his mother. He was taken to
Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
Following the incident, angry locals set fire to Porosh's house.
However, Porosh's family members had
fled the house before the fire, the OC said.
The motive
behind the killing could not be known immediately, police said.
