Thu, 09 Sep 2004

Husband, wife die in family dispute

MUSI RAWAS, South Sumatra: A couple died on Sunday in a coffee plantation in Taba Renah subdistrict, Musi Rawas regency here.

Susilawati, the head of Taba Renah subdistrict, reported on Wednesday that the tragic incident began after the two were locked in war or words. Following the heated argument, the husband, Syamsuri, 30, killed his wife Baina, 30, but he later committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree near his house. Both husband and wife were buried in one grave in the subdistrict cemetery. -- Antara