SARGODHA: A man stabbed his wife to death on Sunday for demanding daily expenses at village Mela, some 45km from here.

Fights between Muhammad Yousuf and his wife Firdous Bibi over expenses were a routine. On Sunday, the couple, once again, had an exchange of harsh words over the same issue and Yousuf stabbed Firdous to death. He escaped after committing the murder.

The Mela Police Station shifted the body of the mother of three to hospital for a post-mortem.

The Mela Police Station registered a case against the suspect.

Newspaper: Dawn