By Laura Kemp • Published: 22 Jun 2020 • 10:53
THE incident occurred on Calle Gaztambide in Madrid and the alleged murder, as well as his father the victim, is of Spanish nationality.
The son who slit his own father’s throat is now under psychiatric evaluation at the Clinico San Carlos Hospital.
Police sources have detailed that the incident occurred at around 8.40pm when the pair were having a family argument. The son pounced on his father, attacking him with a knife several times and finally cutting his throat.
A neighbour was the one who alerted the 112 emergency services as she saw the fight unravel from her window. Health authorities tried to resuscitate the father, however, his wounds were fatal.
The son tried to flee the scene of the crime, however, he was intercepted a few metres from his home.
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