Westmoreland County Father Stabs Son In The Back After Argument Over Chores – CBS Pittsburgh
GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — A Westmoreland County father is accused of stabbing his son within the again after an argument.
Investigators say the incident started with a disagreement between dad and son over serving to round the home.
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State police say 58-year-old Richard Cain and his son’s anger at one another exploded into violence inside a house in Bell Township.
“It seems that it was a really heated argument that simply escalated and received uncontrolled,” trooper Stephen Limani stated.
In accordance with courtroom paperwork, Cain and his son had been at odds over the 16 12 months previous getting a experience someplace and the teenager’s family duties.
“It was over the cleanliness and maintaining with chores round the home,” Limani stated.
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Troopers say the son began throwing issues at his father. Witnesses instructed investigators that Cain then allegedly grabbed a knife and blood was spilled.
“The youth had his arms wrapped round his father’s waist and the knife was plunged into his again,” Limani stated.
{The teenager}’s mom instructed police she tried to intervene, however Cain pushed her away and continued to carry his son down earlier than finally letting him rise up.
“After the very fact, she was capable of get him out of the home and get him to security,” Limani stated.
The mom and son went to a different residence, the place they known as for assist. The boy was taken to a hospital in Pittsburgh. He was final listed in steady situation. Police say the boy goes to be OK.
Cain was arrested on the scene. His information present he pleaded responsible to assault and strangulation in a separate incident two years in the past.
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Denied bond, Cain stays in jail going through a number of costs, together with aggravated assault.