Man kills rival, cuts off penis

A 76-year old Turkish man living in an Austrian village on Wednesday tried to save his "honour" by killing a younger rival.

The older man on Wednesday evening shot a 58-year old fellow Turk whom he suspected of having an ongoing affair with his 67-year-old wife with a shotgun, before cutting off his penis.

The 76-year-old, who confessed to the murder, had been waiting on the main street in Wimpassing in eastern Austria for his rival who was on the way home from work, Austrian media reported.

The jealous husband shot his alleged rival in the back, and then cut off his victim's penis with a knife. Emergency teams were not able to save the man, who bled to death at the site of the crime.

After his arrest, the man told police the victim had flirted with his wife, therefore he had to die.

He believed his wife had been having an affair with the younger man for the past 20 years.

Ten years ago, he had approached the other man, but his "rival" had not reacted.

Since then the two men had not talked at all.

It had been a question of honour, the husband told Austrian police.

He did not regret his actions, he said, but was relieved "to have saved his honour." - Sapa-dpa