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Woman killed by stepsons

2 June 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Nilphamari

A woman was killed yesterday by stepsons at village Jhoula Para in Domar upazila. Police arrested the husband and the three stepsons on charge of murder. Locals and police said one Mohsin Ali, 50, married three women. His two sons-- Abul Kalam of his first wife and Abul Kashem of his second wife locked in a quarrel. When mothers of the two boys joined the quarrel, Tafiza Begum, the third wife of Mohsin Ali came forward to stop them. At one stage, Alam, the adult step son of Tafiza Begum also came out there and all three started beating their step mother with bamboo sticks killing her on the spot.