A procuratorate of Anhui province on Monday approved the arrest of a man who allegedly killed four family members, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The suspect, Zhu Jingsi, killed his son Zhu Gen, Zhu Gen’s wife and their two sons on March 11 in Madian village, Fengtai county, Anhui province.

Zhu Jingsi was held by local police on March 14 in another county in Anhui.

Authorities said there was dispute over house distribution. In 2010, Zhu Jingsi gave two houses belonging to his family to his two sons. However, Zhu Gen, the second son of the suspect, thought his brother got a house in a better location.

Zhu Gen, the son, beat his father many times in 2012, according to the report.