Child Killer Expected To Survive

"PHOENIX, AZ - A 5-year-old boy was fatally stabbed by his father at a home near 15th and Fillmore streets Monday evening in what Phoenix police are calling a `failed murder suicide.`

"James Holmes, spokesman for Phoenix police, said the 38-year-old man's sister opened a door after she found the dog scratching at it and discovered the man and his son with several knife-wounds. At about 4:40 p.m., the man reportedly stabbed his young son several times and then began to stab himself, Holmes said.

"The child died of his injuries, but the man is in an area hospital and is expected to live, according to Holmes. The man had several lacerations on his neck and other areas of his body.

"Phoenix police had not yet released the identities of those involved."

Source: azcentral.com...