A 62-YEAR-OLD man from Mukumbura was beaten to death by his son after he scalded him for being lazy and depending on his wife for survival.
Stanley Tiyago was killed by his son Henry Tiyago (39) last Monday.
Henry allegedly assaulted his father with a wooden log several times all over the body, killing him on the spot.
Mashonaland Central deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Tonny Nyandoro confirmed the case.
"I can confirm a murder case in Kaitano village, Mukumbura where a son, who is said to be mentally challenged assaulted his father to death after the father challenged him to work rather than depend on his wife for survival," Nyandoro said.
"The father called his son lazy and hell broke loose as the son charged on his father there by fatally assaulting him with a log."
Police urged people living with mental health patients to closely monitor them and give them their medication in time.
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