Five-member family found dead in Karachi apartment after foul smell reported by neighbours; cause of death under investigation.
Five members of a family—a 45-year-old physician, his 35-year-old wife, and their three young daughters—were discovered dead in their seventh-floor apartment in Karachi on Sunday after neighbours reported a foul smell. Police said the bodies had been there for approximately three days and were in advanced decomposition; the cause of death remains under investigation pending post-mortem findings.
- ▪Bodies found locked inside apartment on Superhighway in Scheme-33; door broken open by police after building management reported odour
- ▪Doctor identified as Umer, 45; wife Mehwish, 35; daughters named Zainab (13) and two others aged 2 and 4
- ▪Police surgeon found no apparent injury marks; samples collected for DNA and chemical analysis to determine cause of death
- ▪Doctor worked at private hospital near residence; had recently been diagnosed with cancer and reportedly experienced financial difficulties after robbery
- ▪Family had lived in the apartment since 2024; doctor originally from Punjab with brother in Lahore
- ▪East SSP confirmed bodies present for roughly three days; crime scene unit and CCTV footage collection underway
- ▪Investigators plan to interview hospital management and neighbours; father-in-law in Punjab asked to claim bodies
- ▪Post-mortem examinations conducted at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital; final cause of death pending lab results
Source: according to local media reports
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