Woman dead after son hit her with a brick in Dhaka’s Jatrabari

A woman died after her son allegedly hit her in the head with a brick in Dhaka's Jatrabari area last night.

The deceased was identified as Parveen Akter, 48, mother of four.

The incident took place at their house in Kazla area around 9:00pm when her eldest son Sajib, 27, locked in altercation with the woman over his marriage.

As his mother asked Sajib, a workshop employee, to wait until he earned more, he got infuriated and at one stage, hit her on the head with a brick, said victim's husband Liton Mia.

With critical injuries, she was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead around 10:30pm.

Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police outpost, said the body was sent to hospital morgue for autopsy.

Sajib is on the run after the incident and police are trying to arrest him, Mazharul Islam, officer-in-charge of Jatrabari Police Station, said.