Thiruvananthapuram : In Thiruvananthapuram, a 15-year-old boy brings home his friend to assist with murder of his father suffering from kidney ailment, reportedly from hurt over not being allowed to wear another’s shoes. When police arrived, the panicky teen helped his friend get away and tried to hang himself.. Both father and son are being treated at Medical College hospital where their conditions are said to be stable.
The incident took place at 10:30 am Sunday in Pothencode Panchayat. The father strictly reprimanded the son from coming home wearing someone else’s shoes - something common among teens especially when it comes to sports footwear.
The denial enraged the teen who paced in and out of the house, before his friend arrived. The pair bolted the door from inside and threw chillie powder mixed in water on the father’s face, covered his face with a T-Shirt and stabbed him in the head with a pointed object. The father somehow broke free, ran outside the house, tied the door close using a rope and shouted for help.
A commotion ensued, in the midst of which, the teen helped his friend get away and on seeing cops waiting outside, the boy tried to hang himself from the window using wire. The police broke open the door and rescued him.
