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Press Trust of India Coimbatore
Last Updated : Nov 01 2017 | 6:42 PM IST
In a case of filicide, a middle-aged man was today arrested on charges of killing his son with a hoe over his drinking habit near Udumalpet in neighbouring Tirupur district, police said.
Chellamuthu, the victim's father picked up a quarrel last night as his son had been torturing his mother seeking money to buy liquor for the last few weeks, they added.
In a fit of rage, the man attacked his son with a hoe resulting in his death on the spot, police said.
Police personnel from nearby Amaravathi rushed to the place and arrested Chellamuthu.

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First Published: Nov 01 2017 | 6:42 PM IST

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