Just over one week after an Arima man was killed at his home, police have charged  his father with the crime.

Astro Stoute, 61, of Mt. Pleasant Road, Arima, will appear virtually before an Arima Magistrate, charged with murdering Allan Stoute.

He was formally charged on Friday following advice received from Director of Public Prosecutions, Roger Gaspard SC.

Allan Stoute, 38, a labourer, was at his home last Thursday, when he got into an argument
with a male relative.

During the altercation, the deceased proceeded to his vehicle and retrieved a cutlass and approached the relative in a menacing manner.

The man responded by drawing his licensed firearm and discharging two rounds hitting the victim about the body.

He was taken to the Arima Health Facility where he was pronounced dead.

The suspect was arrested at the scene and handed over the licensed pistol, two magazines, 23 rounds of ammunition and his Firearm Users License to investigators.

Investigations were supervised by ASP (Ag.) Douglas of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (HBI), Region 2, while Stoute was charged by Cpl Fareed Mohammed, also of HBI Region 2.