Man jailed for killing abusive father

A man has been jailed for at least three years for killing his father who years earlier had bashed his son with a metal bar causing brain damage.

Jay Tikaram was charged with murder, but pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Ajay Tikaram, 62, at their Sydney home on December 23, 2014, on the basis that he was suffering from a mental illness at the time.

In the NSW Supreme Court on Tuesday, Justice Ian Harrison said Tikaram was suffering from untreated schizophrenia at the time and other conditions including trauma from years of domestic violence at the hands of his father.

AAP