New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- A 28-year-old Indian-origin man in Schaumburg, Illinois, has been charged with first-degree murder after he allegedly beat his 67-year-old father to death with a sledgehammer at their family home over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Abhijit Patel is accused of killing his father, Anupam Patel, despite an active order of protection that prohibited him from contact with the victim, according to Cook County prosecutors and US media reports.

The active protection order, set to expire in 2027, was in place due to prior threats made by the son, though his parents had allowed him to remain living at home.

The incident took place on 29 November. Court documents reveal the victim's wife returned home around 10:30 AM after being ...