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The son of a $200 million hedge fund founder has been charged with the murder of his father, US police have said. | The son of a $200 million hedge fund founder has been charged with the murder of his father, US police have said. |
Thomas Gilbert, 70, was found in his Manhattan apartment at the weekend with a single gunshot wound to the head. | Thomas Gilbert, 70, was found in his Manhattan apartment at the weekend with a single gunshot wound to the head. |
He was allegedly killed by his 30-year-old son, Thomas Gilbert Jr., after the pair argued over the son’s allowance. | He was allegedly killed by his 30-year-old son, Thomas Gilbert Jr., after the pair argued over the son’s allowance. |
Gilbert Jr was arrested on charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon. He was being held pending arraignment on Monday and the law office representing him had no comment, the Associated Press reported. | |
Police said Gilbert Jr went to his parents' home on Sunday afternoon and asked his mother to go out to get him some food. About 15 minutes later, she got a "bad feeling" and came back, said Robert Boyce, the chief of detectives for the New York Police Department. | |
"She found Senior on the floor with a bullet hole in the head," said Boyce. "She also found a gun resting on his chest with his left hand covering it." | "She found Senior on the floor with a bullet hole in the head," said Boyce. "She also found a gun resting on his chest with his left hand covering it." |
However, Boyce said the murder scene had been manipulated to make it appear as though Gilbert Snr had killed himself. Officers with a search warrant went to Gilbert Jr.'s apartment, where they found magazines, loose bullets and a shell that matched the gun found at the scene, police said. | |
Police said that authorities are investigating how the gun was obtained. | Police said that authorities are investigating how the gun was obtained. |
Gilbert Jr was in debt and had argued with his father over his allowance, police said. | |
The elder Gilbert, a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School, founded Wainscott Capital Partners Fund in 2011. The fund has $200 million (£131m) in assets and focuses on the biotech and health care industries. | The elder Gilbert, a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School, founded Wainscott Capital Partners Fund in 2011. The fund has $200 million (£131m) in assets and focuses on the biotech and health care industries. |
He previously co-founded Syzygy Therapeutics, a biotech asset acquisition fund. | He previously co-founded Syzygy Therapeutics, a biotech asset acquisition fund. |
His son also attended Princeton, graduating in 2009 with a degree in economics. Authorities said he had no recent work history. | His son also attended Princeton, graduating in 2009 with a degree in economics. Authorities said he had no recent work history. |
According to the Associated Press, Gilbert Jr has a pending criminal case in the town of Southampton, on eastern Long Island. | |
He was arrested on 18 September on a charge of criminal contempt. Southampton town police say he violated an order of protection issued in Brooklyn in June. | He was arrested on 18 September on a charge of criminal contempt. Southampton town police say he violated an order of protection issued in Brooklyn in June. |
He has pleaded not guilty is scheduled to appear in court on 2 February. | He has pleaded not guilty is scheduled to appear in court on 2 February. |