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Cops: Islip Terrace man kills dad with bat

The two had argued about son's messy bedroom, police say

A 33-year-old Islip Terrace man beat his father to death with an aluminum baseball bat after the father confronted him for failing to clean up his room, Suffolk police said.

Norman Murray was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the 7:45 a.m. slaying of Ainsley Murray, 68, in a basement bedroom of their home on Oceanside Street, said Det. Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick, commander of the...

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