A brutal murder took place in one of the districts of Baku, Azerbaijan.

Rovshan Mehraliyev killed his mother Elmira Mehraliyeva, wife Lala Mehraliyeva, and two children – Saida and Ilham with a kitchen knife, Azerbaijani Trend news agency reported.  

Eight-year-old Nurana who managed to escape told neighbors about the incident and they called the police. Later Mehraliyev was arrested.

The man is reported to be a participant of the Karabakh war.