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title: "Idukki Man Dies After Father Allegedly Attacks Him with Iron Rod; Father Found After Consuming Poison"
english_title: "Idukki Murder: Father Allegedly Beats Son to Death with Iron Rod in Anakulam"
publisher: "Truevision English News"
canonical_url: "https://english.truevisionnews.com/news/381836/idukki-anakulam-father-son-death-iron-rod-poison"
published_at: "2026-09-09T15:22:00+05:30"
category: "Crime"
language: "en"
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keywords: ["Idukki Murder", "Anakulam Crime", "Justin Joseph", "Joy Joseph", "Father Son Dispute", "Kerala Crime"]
---

# Idukki Man Dies After Father Allegedly Attacks Him with Iron Rod; Father Found After Consuming Poison

> **Lead Summary:** Idukki: A 28-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his father at Anakulam in Idukki following a dispute, according to information available in the incident. The deceased has been identified as Justin Joseph of Anakulam Udumbikkal. Shortly after the incident, his father, Joy Joseph, was found after consuming poison. The incident took place at around 11 am on Wednesday.

## Article Content

Idukki: A 28-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his father at Anakulam in Idukki following a dispute, according to information available in the incident. The deceased has been identified as Justin Joseph of Anakulam Udumbikkal. Shortly after the incident, his father, Joy Joseph, was found after consuming poison. The incident took place at around 11 am on Wednesday.

According to the information available, family issues are believed to have led to the incident. Police said that Justin was addicted to drugs. The family had reportedly been staying at a relative’s house out of fear of Justin, who allegedly used to return home regularly and create disputes.

On Wednesday morning, a dispute reportedly broke out between the father and son. Following the argument, the father allegedly used an iron rod kept in a shed adjacent to the house to hit Justin on the head.Justin died immediately after sustaining the blow, according to the information available.After the incident, Joy allegedly consumed poison. He was subsequently shifted to Adimali Taluk Hospital for treatment.

Police are continuing further action in connection with the incident. The circumstances surrounding the dispute and the subsequent death are part of the ongoing police proceedings. The information regarding the family dispute, Justin’s alleged drug addiction and the events leading to the attack are based on the information provided in connection with the incident.

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