Man held for murder of alcoholic father

The police arrested Allen (21) of Devanesan Nagar in Peerkankaranai, an AC mechanic in connection with the murder. The deceased, Aaron, who worked as a driver at the Chennai corporation, was an alcohol addict and would often beat his wife after getting drunk. Despite Allen’s repeated warnings, on Tuesday night when Aaron picked up a quarrel with his wife again, Allen tried to intervene. But his father came at him with a log. Allen then snatched it and hit Aaron on the head with it. He fell and lost consciousness and was rushed to Chromepet government hospital where he succumbed on Wednesday morning.