THRISSUR: In a shocking incident, a youth murdered his father for being late in waking him up. The deceased has been identified as Kodannur Ariyampadam native Joy (60). Police have taken Joy's son Rijo (25) into custody.

Rijo, a welding worker, reached home at around 5 pm in a drunken state. He then went to bed after asking his parents to wake him up at 8.15 pm. Although his parents woke him up at 8.30 pm, he shouted at them for being late. When Joy questioned this, Rijo shouted at him and pushed him down. He then went on to brutally hit Joy. Joy sustained serious injuries and was soon rushed to the hospital. However, he could not be saved.