Man hacked to death by son

A man was killed and his wife injured allegedly by their son in Sylhet yesterday. Police said the incident happened at Sunampur of Golapganj upazila.

Rahel Ahmed (35), was cutting a tree in front of their house in the area but his parents -- Abdul Karim (60) and Minara Begum (50) -- asked him not to do so, triggering an altercation. Rahel hacked them and fled the scene, said Golapganj Police Station OC Mizanur Rahman.

Karim was killed instantly and his wife was taken to MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, said the OC.