Four-month-old child murdered in city

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A four-month-old baby was murdered by unidentified persons at a residence in Adabar of capital Dhaka on Friday.

The victim was Sadia, daughter of Shahjahan and Murshida of the area.

Shahiduzzaman, officer-in-charge of Adabar police station, said the incident took place in the afternoon when her mother was busy with cooking in the kitchen shared with other renters.

As the child was alone in the room, someone slit her throat with a sharp weapon and fled the scene.

Later, Murshida found her child dead and informed others.

“On information, we went to the spot, recovered the body and sent it to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for autopsy,” Shahid said.

He also expressed optimism over quick arrest of the killer, saying police have found some evidence and will soon be able to arrest the murderer.