The housemaid accused of killing a businessman’s mother-in-law and a house help at their home in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi has made a confessional statement in court, police say.
Surobhi Akter Nahida gave the statement before Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Srafut Zaman Ansari on Thursday, Court Police’s Sub-Inspector Ashraf Ali told bdnews24.com.
The statement given under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure can be used as evidence in trial.
Surobhi described how and why she carried out the killings, the policeman said.
The bodies of Afroza Begum, 65, and her house help 'Diti', 18, were found with throats slit at their home on Nov 1.
Police said they were looking for a new housemaid who entered the house in the afternoon and left in the evening.
