Schaumburg, Ill., December 15, 2025: A 28-year-old Schaumburg man has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of his father, who was found beaten to death inside the family home over the Thanksgiving weekend, authorities said.
Abhijit Patel is accused of killing his father, Anupam Patel, 67, with a sledgehammer on Saturday, November 29, at a residence in the 1100 block of South Salem Drive. Police responding to the home found Anupam Patel unresponsive in his bedroom with severe head injuries. He was pronounced dead later that morning, and the Cook County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide caused by blunt force trauma.
According to prosecutors, a sledgehammer was found near the victim’s bed. Abhijit Patel allegedly struck his father at least twice, causing fatal injuries that included a fractured skull…