KARACHI: The 17-year-old maid ? who was found dead from a house in Karachi?s defence area on Saturday ? did not commit suicide and was murdered, the medical board confirmed on Tuesday.

According to MLO Dr Karrar Abbasi, who was part of the autopsy procedure, said that it did not seem to be a case of suicide. 

The body bore torture marks on face, lips and body, according to MLO Karrar.

On Sept 16, when the teenage maid named Fatima was found dead, the investigating officer from the Gizri police station said that the employers claimed the domestic help had committed suicide.

Teenage maid found dead in Karachi

The body was shifted to another room before police reached the site

The police said that the employers, Syed Hassan Mazhar, and his wife, said they found the maid hanging from a fan in her room.

The family of the 17-year-old, while speaking to Geo News earlier, refuted the claims of suicide. ?My daughter cannot commit suicide,? the deceased?s mother said.

The maid?s family lives in Korangi while she stayed at her employer?s residence.

The maid?s paternal uncle had said that Fatima had called him at night and informed him that she was going to a picnic on Saturday. The uncle also claimed that the Fatima?s employer used to give her extra money frequently and had also given her a mobile phone, of which Mazhar?s wife did not know of.