Boy kills brother over fight for TV remote in Turkey

KIRIKKALE

A 16-year-old boy in the Central Anatolian province of Kırıkkale has killed his elder brother amid a fight for the television remote control.

Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported Nov. 20 that a fight erupted between the brothers in their apartment in Kırıkkale’s Yaylacık neighborhood.

The boy, who was unidentified, stabbed his elder brother during the fight for the remote after taking a knife from the kitchen.

The brother succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

Police detained the suspect, the report added.