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Lawyer for Pakistani woman caught smiling after murdering two men

New Delhi:

The Pakistani woman who mowed down two people in Karachi with her Toyota Land Cruiser is “mentally weak,” her lawyer said. Natasha Danish was filmed after the incident with a disturbing smile on her face and allegedly taunted the angry mob by saying: “To name just a few” (You don't know who my father is).

The accident occurred on August 19 when Natasha attempted to turn on Karsaz Road in Karachi and collided with a motorcycle and a parked car. A father-daughter duo died and at least four were injured.

The next day, Natasha's lawyer, Amir Mansub, spoke to reporters from the Times of Karachi about his client's mental state.

“She doesn't know she had an accident and was driving,” he explained. “She's mentally weak. In that state, people don't remember anything. She doesn't know she had an accident; she doesn't know she was driving. She's not in the right frame of mind, not at all.”

When asked why the 32-year-old was allowed to drive in her “sensitive state,” the lawyer said her family had no idea she was driving. “Her family didn't know she was driving. Otherwise, there were restrictions that she was allowed to drive and not go out. But she just drove off,” he said.

He further revealed that she had been suffering from mental health problems for “the past five years” and was taking medication at the time of the accident. He also mentioned that she was undergoing treatment at Jinnah Hospital.

Following the fatal accident, an FIR was lodged against Natasha Danish at Bahadurabad police station in Karachi. It was filed by Imtiaz Arif, whose brother Imran Arif and niece Amna Arif died in the accident. The complaint invokes sections 320, 337-G, 279 and 427 of the Pakistan Penal Code, which relate to reckless and negligent driving, causing harm to persons and damaging property, Dawn reported.

However, despite facing multiple charges, Natasha spent the night at home and not in police custody. On August 20, the law enforcement authorities could not produce her in court as she was still undergoing psychiatric treatment at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC). The investigating officer sought 14-day remand, but the court granted her only one-day remand, Dawn reported.

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