Son kills father over N$5

TOKYO – A drunken 39-year-old Japanese man strangled his father to death with a necktie after he refused to lend him 100 yen, or about 80 US cents (about N$5), for his bus fare.

Police arrested construction worker Hirokazu Tashiro on murder charges on Sunday in Ichihara, east of Tokyo, as he allegedly confessed to attacking his 67-year-old father Hiroshi, a local police spokesman said. The son, who had been drinking, grew infuriated after realizing he was 100 yen short of pocket change to take a bus downtown, the police official said.”I asked Dad to lend it to me,” the son was quoted as telling police.”I was mad when he refused so I strangled him with my necktie.”He called the police after seeing his father collapse.The father was confirmed dead at hospital.- Nampa-AFPThe son, who had been drinking, grew infuriated after realizing he was 100 yen short of pocket change to take a bus downtown, the police official said.”I asked Dad to lend it to me,” the son was quoted as telling police.”I was mad when he refused so I strangled him with my necktie.”He called the police after seeing his father collapse.The father was confirmed dead at hospital.- Nampa-AFP

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