Indonesian man kills neighbour who kept asking him why he was not married at 45


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).

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