Elderly man kills son in Sylhet
An elderly man allegedly hacked his son to death at Khaladapnia village in Jokiganj upazila on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Malik alias Manik, 40, son of freedom fighter Muhi Mia, 75, of the village.
Family sources said Manik picked up a quarrel with his father Muhi over a trifling matter at noon and at one stage he beat him mercilessly.
The angry father hit him with a bilhook leaving him critically injured. Later, Manik died on the way to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital.
Police on information recovered the body and sent it to hospital morgue for autopsy. Muhi Mia went into hiding after the incident.
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