Man assaults dad over rice

He was punched for not buying meal

A MAN allegedly punched his 83-year-old father because the older man did not buy him a packet of rice, Metro A had reported.

In the 11am incident here on Friday, the older man was eating rice alone in his living room when his 42-year-old son, who had just woken up, asked him if there was any rice for him.

When the father told the son that he had only bought rice for himself and his three grandchildren, he became angry.

Quoting a source, the report said the two argued over the matter, resulting in the son punching his father’s face multiple times.

The father then ordered his son to leave the house and later made a police report at the Hulu Kelang police station.

The son was arrested a few hours later near his house.

> The daily also reported about a man who had beaten his wife to death in Sibu, Sarawak, after claiming that she was possessed.

According to the report, the incident happened between 1am and 2.45am on Saturday while the couple was alone in their bedroom.

The 27-year-old man, who is a member of the security forces, was said to have broken down the bedroom door and saw his 22-yearold wife squatting on a table while staring at him.

According to a source, the man claimed that he pulled his wife from the room and they started to scuffle.

He also claimed that he had texted a friend asking for help to calm his wife.

The man also claimed that he had only slapped his wife’s face and read the Azan three times to cure her, before she bit her lips and fell unconscious.

The source added that the wife was found dead with bruises on her head, chest, back, right arm, fingers, and legs and that her body was sent to Sibu Hospital for post-mortem.

District police chief ACP Mohd Kamal Kordi confirmed the case and said that the suspect has been arrested to assist with investigations.