Prosecutors say the two defendants beat the man for about two hours to force him to confess to the theft of a chainsaw in the Bács-Kiskun county village.

When their victim lost consciousness, his assailants called an ambulance, but the arriving doctor could only confirm his death.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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