4 of a family found dead in Faryab hotel

MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Four members of a family, including two minor children, were found dead in a hotel in the capital of northern Faryab province on Sunday.

Police told Pajhwok Afghan News a couple and their two children were mysteriously poisoned in the hotel on Saturday night.

Mohammad Yousaf, deputy crime branch police chief, said initial investigation showed the family had been poisoned through food.

He added the owner of the restaurant had been arrested in connection with the incident and he was currently under investigation.

Dr. Samir Enayat, an official at the civil hospital, confirmed receiving the dead bodies a 45-year-old man, a woman 35-year-old woman and their two children aged between one and three years.

Ahmad Fareed, owner of the hotel, said the family had been living in the hotel for the past two days and had no identity cards, but they said they were residents of Pashtunkot district.

“The couple did not order dinner last night and in the morning when our servants knocked at their door to ask for something, they found them dead.”

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