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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Six people were found dead in a suburban Texas home early Monday after police say two brothers apparently killed four family members and then themselves.
Police in Allen, a Dallas suburb, went to the home for a welfare check at around 1 a.m. Police said the call came from a family friend who said that one of the sons was suicidal. The friend had seen the post that his friend made on Instagram, and that’s what made him call and say that he was concerned for his wellbeing, said Allen Police Sgt. Jon Felty.