12-year-old girl raped, murdered; body found in Karachi’s Saddar

An 12-year girl was found raped and murdered in Karachi’s Saddar area on Sunday, police and hospital officials said.

According to Police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed, the girl’s body, which was found in a bag, was brought to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre by Saddar police for medical examination.

“Initial post-mortem examination findings are suggestive of sexual violence,” said the surgeon.

She added that all swabs and samples have been collected for serology, DNA, and intoxication tests.