Man murders HIV-positive wife in Shikarpur accusing her of cheating

A man killed his HIV-positive wife in the Shikarpur district of Sindh, after accusing her of having extramarital affair. The 32-year-old mother of four was strangled with a rope and then hanged on the tree outside the home, the police reported. Shikarpur district neighbours Larkana district were HIV epidemic recently took place. The police have taken the suspect under custody.

Hundreds of people have tested positive for the HIV virus in recent weeks in the Larkana district and adjoining areas.