Karachi police on Sunday arrested the suspect who allegedly stabbed a 7-year-old boy to death and injured two others in Orangi Town earlier this week.

Two children and a woman were found injured in a house near Liaqat School in Orangi Town. In a statement made on Wednesday from the Orangi Town Police Station, it was stated that these people were stabbed with a sharp instrument.

Police Surgeon Dr. According to Summaiya Syed, the trauma the deceased child suffered to his head during the attack had led to bleeding in his nose and ears.

Meanwhile, her 5-year-old sister Aleeza and her 30-year-old mother Rimsha were also being treated in the hospital.

According to the statement made by the Western Regional Police, preliminary investigation suggested that the incident was a sign of personal hostility and that a close relative was involved in the incident.

According to a statement by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tariq Elahi Mastoi, police on Sunday confirmed that they had arrested the suspect.

Wednesday’s incident occurred just days after four female members of a family were killed. was found murdered at their flat in Lea Market in the early hours of Saturday morning.

As soon as the news of the murder spread, panic and fear gripped the city. However, in the evening, the police claimed to have solved the case by arresting a close relative of the family for the quadruple murder.

City SSP Arif Aziz told Dawn He said four bodies, with their throats slit, were found in separate rooms of the flat on the seventh floor of Zainab Arcade on Bantwa Street, within the jurisdiction of the Baghdadi police station.

“The suspect, Sameer Ali Hashmi, was arrested by a team formed by Mastoi and led by the station officer,” the statement said. It was said.

Police confirmed that Sameer was related to the family and was the son of Rimsha’s husband’s uncle. They also noted that he used a knife to attack Rimsha and her children when she resisted.

The case was registered as 577/2024 on the complaint of Rimsha’s husband Shahrukh.

The statement said, “The arrested defendant will be handed over to the investigative authorities to receive further legal assistance.”