Parlindungan Siregar said he had been determined to beat his neighbour to death because he was hurt by how he often asked him why he was not married. - Photo: South Tapanuli Regency Police
JAKARTA: A 45-year-old man in Indonesia allegedly killed his 60-year-old neighbour after he was hurt and grew annoyed by the latter’s persistence in asking him why he was not married.
Indonesian media reported that the incident took place in South Tapanuli Regency, located in North Sumatra, on Monday (July 29).
The victim was a retired civil servant named Asgim Irianto, said the region’s Assistant Police Commissioner (AKP) Maria Marpaung on July 31, according to Indonesian media outlet Detik Jogja.
AKP Maria said that based on a statement provided by Asgim’s wife, the attacker, Parlindungan Siregar arrived at their home at about 8pm on July 29 wielding a piece of wood, and began attacking the victim without warning.
Asgim ran out to the street, where he was pursued by Parlindungan, before he was struck by a blow to the head.
Once felled, Asgim was allegedly beaten further by Parlindungan.
Residents in the area eventually stopped the beating and rushed Asgim to the hospital, but he died before reaching, said AKP Maria.
The police arrested Parlindungan within an hour of the attack, reported Kompas.
AKP Maria said that Parlindungan said during questioning by police that he had been determined to beat Asgim to death because he was hurt by how he often asked him, in jest, why he was not married.
Prior to the fatal attack, the two neighbours reportedly also had arguments when the chickens they respectively owned went to the other’s coop, reported Detik Jogja. - The Straits Times/ANN
