Thursday, a high school student strangled his 80-year-old father with a blanket in Menofia Governorate in Egypt.

According to local reports, the two had a fight and were screaming at each other as the son was trying to convince his dad to go back to his mother following their divorce.

The verbal altercation ended when the son strangled his father to death with a blanket, according to reports.

The accused was arrested and an investigation is currently underway.