Jakarta, March 23, (dpa/GNA) – An Indonesian man decapitated his father and paraded his head around his village on Sumatra island before being arrested, local media cited police as saying on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old man in Lampung province resorted to the grisly act on Monday because he feared his father was going to cast an evil spell on him, local police chief Popon Sunggoro told the Detik.com news portal.
“He claimed to have heard whispers that his father is going to use witchcraft on him,” Popon was quoted as saying.
The man is being observed at a psychiatric hospital.
GNA