Man, 23, held for murdering father

TRICHY: A 23-year-old man murdered his drunkard father at Uppiliyapuram in Trichy on Friday, after repeated instances of harassment that his mother was facing at the hands of the father.
According to police, P Pugazhendhi, 45, was a habitual drinker. On Friday night, under the influence of alcohol, he picked up a quarrel with his wife P Sujatha, 40. Irate over the harassment, his son P Surendhar took a grinding stone and smashed it against his father's face.He also punctured his chest with a machete before beating him up with a stick on his face.
A panic-stricken Sujatha ran to her daughter's house in the same village. When she returned with her daughter, she found Pugazhendhi was lying in a pool of blood. Acting on information, the police searched and found Surendhar sitting on a bridge in the village. He was arrested on charges of murder and remanded in judicial custody.