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According to prosecution, Esakkimuthu, 49, of Seelathikulam near Radhapuram is living separately after his wife, following frequent domestic quarrel, left him. Esakkimuthu’s son Velmurugan, 21, was doing engineering final year and he was living with his father as his college is situated near Seelathikulam.
When Velmurugan asked his father to give him money to pay tuition fee, Esakkimuthu refused. As it triggered heated argument between the father and son, Esakkimuthu attacked Velmurugan with an iron rod when he was sleeping on November 10, 2019 at home. He died on the spot. Radhapuram police arrested Esakkimuthu.
District First Additional Sessions Judge Padmanabhan awarded life imprisonment to Esakkimuthu and slapped a fine of ₹1,000 on Tuesday.
