Old man beaten dead over children’s game

NOAKHALI, Nov 14: A 70-year-old man was beaten to death on Friday afternoon following a dispute that began over a children’s football match in Noakhali’s Chatkhil Upazila.

Mir Hossain intervened when a neighbourhood dispute escalated after a stray football struck a passing woman. 

According to police, the argument drew in family members, leading a local man, Faisal, and 7 to 8 others to physically assault Hossain’s family. 

When Hossain attempted to protect his relatives, he was struck on the head with a stick and later declared dead at Chatkhil Upazila Health Complex.

The victim’s son, Md Alamgir, filed a murder case on Saturday morning with Chatkhil Police Station (PS). 

Officer-in-Charge of the PS Md Abdul Monnaf said police have arrested two suspects, and the body has been sent to Noakhali General Hospital morgue for an autopsy.