Asmat Junejo had been admitted to hospital after complaining of toothache (Picture: Sindh Government hospital korangi 5)

A Pakistani woman was allegedly raped and murdered by hospital staff after seeking medical treatment for a toothache.

Asmat Junejo, 26, was admitted to the Sindh Government Hospital, in Korangi, Pakistan, on April 18.

BAME people not genetically more at-risk of dying from coronavirus, study says

Her mother then received a phone call to say her daughter’s condition had worsened, and that she had been moved to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre as a result.

But this information was reportedly incorrect – and she found Ms Junejo’s body on a stretcher in a back room, local media reports.


The victim’s family was told she had died due to a fatal antibiotic reaction but a postmortem revealed evidence of a ‘poisonous injection’ and sexual assault.

she was described as being ‘bright, independent and fiercely committed’ by her family

Four medical officials, including a doctor, are accused of raping and killing Ms Junejo.



Police have arrested three of the accused, known only as Shahzaib, Aamir, and Wali, while duty officer Dr Ayaz is still yet to be found, local media states.

Lufthansa to trial pre-flight coronavirus tests that give results in 15 minutes

Ms Junejo was described by her family as being a ‘bright, independent and fiercely committed young woman’.

Human rights activists are now calling on the government to take action and punish those responsible for her death.

Anis Haroon, from the National Commission for Human Rights Pakistan said: ‘We demand an inquiry from the government.

An investigation has been ordered (Picture: Sindh Government hospital korangi 5)

‘We also ask the Pakistan Medical Association to look into this matter as the doctors accused and involved in the crime take oaths to save lives, not take lives.’

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, governor of the province, has also waded into the case and has ordered the police to conduct an investigation.

He said the ‘death of a patient suffering from toothache is painful for me’.

Got a story for Metro.co.uk? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page.