Los Angeles, California – Per reports, the 63-year-old man from California, F. James, was taken into custody after confessing to killing his parent last week. Authorities said the man was taken into custody and later charged with multiple charges, including murder, for killing his parent, and attempted murder, for trying to kill his spouse. Authorities in California say the man admitted to killing his parent after he tried to murder his wife while the woman was staying at the hospital.
When the elderly man seriously injured his spouse by stabbing the woman, he also turned the knife on himself. Both the woman and the defendant were admitted to the hospital following the attack. The responding officers discovered that the hospital staff were treating two people. During the investigation process, authorities discovered that the defendant’s wife, who was not identified, was stabbed by her spouse while she was at the hospital. After stabbing the woman, the 63-year-old man turned the knife on himself.
The hospital staff told investigators that while they were performing a life-saving procedure on the defendant, he reportedly woke up and reportedly said that he killed his own parent. The responding officers then went to the defendant’s mom’s home and knocked on the woman’s door. When nobody opened the front door, the responding officers forced their way in and found the woman’s dead body. The press release did not state how she died. The parent’s name is being withheld until next of kin are notified.
According to the police officials, the elderly man will be transferred to the county jail when he is medically cleared for incarceration by the hospital staff. Authorities have not yet released a motive for the defendant’s activity and what led him to kill his parent and stab his spouse. During the investigation process, authorities also discovered that the defendant’s wife was a hospital’s patient when she was attacked by her husband. Both the female victim and the 63-year-old man were admitted to the hospital for surgery and are expected to survive their injuries. Following his medical procedure he spontaneously confessed to killing his biological mother.