Official says suspect beat his father with an iron pipe over an argument and fled afterwards. Reuters/File
KARACHI: A man “suffering from some mental disorder” beat his elderly father to death in Khawaja Ajmer Nagri on Friday, police said.
They said the suspect identified as Shahid in his early 30s used to stay mostly at home in Zarina Colony for the past couple of years.
It is said that Shahid was suffering from “mental stress” due to unemployment and financial crisis.
“His neighbours also recalled several incidents in which Shahid engaged in fights and argued with people,” said an official at the Khawaja Ajmer Nagri police station.
Man kills father
February 6, 2021
A man allegedly killed his father at their house in Zarina Colony on Friday. The family told the Khawaja Ajmair Nagri police that the son hit his father on his head with an iron rod after an exchange of hot words, seriously injuring him. The Jamal Khan, 65, son of Ilmuddin, succumbed to his injuries shortly after the incident.
The body was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for an autopsy. The police said the suspect, Shahid, according to the family, was mentally ill; however, he managed to escape after committing the crime. The police are investigating the case from different angles.