FS dad, 84, kills son
2003-02-16 21:03
Bethlehem - An 84-year-old man will appear in the Bethlehem magistrate's court on Monday for allegedly killing his 43-year-old son during an argument, police said on Sunday.
The man and his son were arguing at their home in Bohlokong outside Bethlehem on Friday, when the older man ordered his son to leave.
The father allegedly then shot his son in the stomach, police spokesperson Captain Motarafi Ntepe said.
The son died at the scene.
Neighbours summoned police to the scene. When they arrived, the father handed himself over.
The father would appear in court on a murder charge on Monday.
Police seized his licensed firearm, Ntepe said.
- SAPA