Sister Stabs Brother To Death, Botches Suicide Bid

"RED BANK, TN — A Red Bank man is dead after police said his younger sister stabbed him to death. Red Bank Police Chief Tim Christol said it appears to be a botched murder/suicide.

"It happened in the 500 block of Lullwater Rd. shortly before 7 a.m. on Tuesday. Police found Glenda Forrest, 63, in her bedroom with self-inflicted stab wounds to the stomach. Her brother, Donald `Donnie` Barnes, 65, was found stabbed to death in his bedroom.

"It started with a welfare check Tuesday morning, after a concerned cousin told police Forrest had called and admitted to killing her older brother.

"`She let them know that she just killed her brother, and she wanted to make sure somebody would come and watch the dogs,` Christol said.

"When police arrived, they heard Forrest in pain inside of the home. She wouldn't answer the door, Christol said, so officers forced their way in. The siblings lived together at the home on Lullwater Rd., and neighbors said the two had been fighting for years.

"Tuesday morning's fight ended in murder.

"`We're working off the theory of a murder/suicide right now,` Christol said. `The injuries to [Forrest] seemed to be a lot more than superficial.`

"Christol said officers were no strangers to the home—or the sibling's strained relationship. Police have been called to the house many times throughout the years.

"`Some of them have been disorders, some domestic assaults, some medical calls,` he said."

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