visakhapatnam an argument over a petty issue ended with a father killing his son in satyanagar near chinamushidivada area on wednesday the deceased was identified as 45yearold g jalaraju who worked as a seaman in mumbai while the accused g veerraju 70 is a retired trader police said jalaraju had come to visit his wife and children in visakhapatnam a few weeks ago it is believed that the fatherson relationship was strained and they often engaged in rows while it has been alleged that jalaraju neglected his parents his wife has claimed that veerraju and his wife used to often harass them for moneypolice said on wednesday father and son had one of their rows when the former went to visit the latters house during the argument veerraju in a fit of rage attacked his son with a hammer killing him on the spot a shocked jalarajus wife then called the police when the police arrived they found the body lying in a pool of blood and veerraju confessed to his crime based on the complaint filed by the deceaseds family members inspector of gopalapatnam police station m appa rao registered a case