A 66-year-old man was bashed to death while watering his lawn in an argument over water restrictions, according to Sydney police. A 36-year-old man, whose name has not been released, has been charged with murder following the fatal altercation.
The killer approached the elderly man (whose name has not been made public) as he watered his lawn in southern Sydney with a hose at 5:30 p.m. last Wednesday. An argument over Sydney's water restrictions ensued, after which the elderly victim sprayed the younger man with his garden hose. According to the police, the younger man responded by punching and pushing the older man to the ground and kicking him.
An off-duty police officer intervened and arrested the younger man. The older man was taken by ambulance to the hospital but died soon after, police said.
As it turns out, the victim was in fact complying with Sydney's water restrictions when he was killed. Watering with hand-held hoses is allowed on Wednesdays and Sundays before 10 a.m. and after 4 p.m.
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