Man kills mom over TV remote control

Su Peng-sheng (43) was watching television at home with his mother, Hsiao Ching-chou (64). While he wanted to watch a documentary, his mother insisted on watching the news. In the ensuing quarrel Su's mother grabbed a wooden stick to hit him. Su pushed his mother, causing her head first to hit the wall and then the corner of a table.

A Taiwan man accidentally killed his mother while fighting with her for the television remote control. The incident occurred Saturday in Nantou City.

Su Peng-sheng (43) was watching television at home with his mother, Hsiao Ching-chou (64). While he wanted to watch a documentary, his mother insisted on watching the news.

In the ensuing quarrel Su's mother grabbed a wooden stick to hit him. Su pushed his mother, causing her head first to hit the wall and then the corner of a table.

The son then rushed his unconscious, bleeding mother to hospital, where she died Monday. Su, saying he was heartbroken having accidentally killed his mother, turned himself in.