PALAKKAD: A mentally challenged father was beaten to death by his sons in Attappadi. Eeshwaran (58) of Pakkulam, Attappadi was killed by his own sons. Eeshwaran's sons Rajesh (34) and Ranjith (31) beat their father to death with a stick. The police have taken both the accused into custody.

Eeshwaran had been displaying mental illness. His children and wife had been staying away from him due to this.

The incident took place at around 2.30 pm today. A fight broke out between the father and his children in the backyard of the murdered Eeshwaran's mother. Eeshwaran, who arrived at the family home this afternoon, tried to beat his children. The children then tried to defend themselves, which led to a major clash. Eeshwaran, who was attacked, became unconscious and was later confirmed dead. Postmortem has been performed and the body is at the morgue of the Palakkad District Hospital. The body will be handed over to the relatives tomorrow after the procedures. The accused will be produced in court tomorrow.