LONDON - An international manhunt was launched last night for a missing taxi driver after the remains of his wife and three children were found at their home.
Police said they wanted to trace 36-year-old Rahan Arshad, who disappeared about four weeks ago.
A strong smell had alerted neighbours in Greater Manchester where the family lived. Officers first came to the scene last Friday, but left because there was no sign of trouble.
On Monday morning, however, they broke down the door to find the decomposing bodies of Usma Arshad, 35, her 5-year-old daughter, Henna, and sons Abbas, 8, and Adam, 11.
Police believe the young family could have been killed up to four weeks ago. A cause of death has not yet been established.
"We have alerted every police force in the country," said Detective Superintendent Martin Bottomley, of Greater Manchester Police. "We are liaising with forces abroad."
The family had lived in the house in Cheadle Hulme, near Stockport, for less than a year.
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Family deaths lead to police hunt for taxi driver
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