A 63-year-old man was arrested after confessing that he beat his daughter-in-law to death with a hammer.

The murder happened on Tuesday when Amarjit Singh said he became upset because his daughter-in-law was disrespecting him.

The killing took place in the garage of their Suisun City home, northeast of San Francisco.

63-year-old Amarjit Singh was arrested in Suisun City late Tuesday after an alleged fatal attack on his daughter-in-law with a hammer

Police found the body of 29-year-old Shameena Bibi in the garage of the home. She had suffered major blunt force trauma to the head

Singh confessed to the slaying around midnight and was booked at the Solano County Jail on suspicion of murder, police said.

Cops found out about the incident after receiving several 911 calls, one of which alluded to the fact a body could well be lying within the garage.

When emergency responders arrived on scene they found the body of 29-year-old Shameena Bibi, who lived at the house with her husband, two-year-old son, mother-in-law and her father-in-law.

Officials say Bibi had suffered major blunt force trauma to the head..

Investigators found it hard to speak with the family initially because of the language barrier and a Punjabi translator had to be found.