Police charge Pakistan couple with murder of child maid

Islamabad: A Pakistani couple appeared in court on Thursday accused of murdering a child maid, who police said they beat with a rolling pin for allege...

Islamabad: A Pakistani couple appeared in court on Thursday accused of murdering a child maid, who police said they beat with a rolling pin for allegedly stealing chocolate.

Thirteen-year-old Iqra, who had only one name, was taken to hospital in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Tuesday in a critical condition and later died of severe injuries.

A spokesman for Rawalpindi police said Rashid Shafiq and his wife Sana, who also goes by one name, were charged with murder and remanded in custody for four days to allow for an investigation.

"Initially it was ascertained that the lady used a rolling pin for torture," spokesman Sajjad ul Hassan told AFP.

"The victim had multiple fractures; legs, ankle, arms, head. All this happened due to a missing chocolate," he said.