6 of Bangladeshi family found dead in Texas
Staff Correspondent | Published: 11:04, Apr 06,2021 | Updated: 00:29, Apr 07,2021
Towhidul Islam and his wife Iren Islam pose for a photo with their three children Farbin Towhid, Farhan Towhid, and Tanvir Towhid.
Six members of a Bangladesh origin family, who had been residing in the United States, were found dead at their house at Dallas in Texas on early Monday, reported Texas-based news portal FOX 4.
The deceased were identified as Towhidul Islam, 54, his wife Iren Islam, 56, his mother-in-law Altafunnessa,77, and the couple’s three children Farbin Towhid, 19, Farhan Towhid, 19, and Tanvir Towhid, 21.
The police said two brothers Farhan and Tanvir made a pact to kill four family members and themselves.
Family and friends of the Towhid family are mourning the loss of six family members. Author: Tiffany Liou Updated: 11:04 PM CDT April 6, 2021
ALLEN, Texas Family and friends of the Towhid family are mourning the loss of six family members.
Around 1 a.m. on Monday, Allen police were called to a home in the 1500 block of Pine Bluff Drive. A friend of the family called police concerned that someone in the house was suicidal.
Police arrived for a welfare check and found six people dead. Officials said two brothers made a suicide pact to kill their family and then take their own lives.
A dated photo of Farhan Towhid (2nd L); his brother, Tanvir Towhid (L); his father, Towhidul Islam (C); his mother, Iren Islam (R); and his twin sister, Farbin Towhid. | Bangladesh Association of North Texas
Farhan Towhid, a chronically depressed 19-year-old Texan who formed a murder-suicide pact with his older brother and killed their parents, sister and grandmother over the weekend, was raised in a religious Muslim family but acted against his faith, according to Hasmat Mobin, president of the Bangladesh Association of North Texas.
“He was a . religious person. He used to go to mosque. He used to go up to different places. His father used to take him. In the ninth grade, his problems [with depression] started,” Mobin, who believes the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic on Farhan’s mental health could also have played a role, explained to The Christian Post on Tuesday.
Conversation turns to mental health after Allen brothers kill entire family
Conversation turns to mental health after Allen brothers kill entire family
It s starting a conversation about depression and the pressure kids in the community feel in order to succeed.
ALLEN, Texas - Members of a tight-knit immigrant community in North Texas remain stunned after two young men killed their family and then themselves.
It s starting a conversation about depression and the pressure kids in the community feel in order to succeed.
Police are still investigating the apparent murder-suicide in Allen.
Six family members are dead and a note posted to social media has mental health experts weighing in with advice for parents who might not know what to do.
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