Three women and baby strangled in Pakistan

A baby girl and three women have been strangled to death by two of their male relatives in eastern Pakistan.

A baby girl and three women have been strangled to death by two of their male relatives in eastern Pakistan.

The men apparently suspected one of the victims of having an affair. Police said the two men, aged 45 and 28, were unrepentant.

The victims were the wife and two daughters of the older man. The baby was his alleged illicit granddaughter. His elder daughter was married to the younger man.

The pair allegedly drugged the victims' food and then strangled them when they lost consciousness, police said.

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Hundreds of women are the victims to "honour" killings every year in Pakistan, where men victimise their female relatives for disgracing family honour by having relations outside of marriage.

AP