Engineering gold medallist fatally stabs dad; alert auto driver takes him to police

A 28-year-old engineering gold medallist, believed to have a mental illness, was remanded in judicial custody after he allegedly stabbed his father to death at their house in Adambakkam on Monday in a fit of rage, suspecting his father had poisoned the food.

- GAUTHAM SELVARAJAN

Though the jurisdictional police officers TNIE spoke to said that the youngster, who was unemployed, was struggling with mental illness for the past few years, it is, however, unclear whether he was subjected to a psychiatric examination by a competent professional before he was sent for judicial remand.

According to the police, both the accused and his 60-year-old mother were unwell mentally. The deceased, a 68-year-old involved in real-estate business, had a strained relationship with his son for many years, they added.