In a shocking crime over a mobile phone, a painter in Lahore murdered a 65-year-old widow and mother of four by first knocking her unconscious with a wooden rod and then electrocuting her.

Police have arrested the suspect.

During the investigation, it was revealed that the accused, identified as Azeem, had been working as a painter in the victim’s house in Harbanspura.

Spotting her expensive phone, he planned the murder.

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SSP Investigation Lahore, Muhammad Naveed, stated that Azeem first struck the victim, Shakeela Fazilat, on the head with a heavy object before electrocuting her in the bathroom.

After the murder, he also stole a sack of rice from her home.

The police recovered the stolen mobile phone and rice from the suspect’s residence. Further interrogation is underway.