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San Diego Police Department
Saturday April 28th, 2012 :: 05:12 p.m. PDT

Advisory

Stabbing/ Child Abuse in Mt. Hope area

Incident Number: 49656 Date: 04/28/12 Time: 4:27 PM Beat: 444 Watch Commander: Officer David Stafford

Synopsis:
A 30 year old male took his family to the Mt. Hope Cemetery. He said his dead grandmother told him to sacrifice his 8 year old son. He took out a knife and sliced open both of his son’s forearms. The father then sliced his own forearms open with the knife. Officers arrived and took the father into custody. He was transported to a local trauma center where he will be treated before being booked into County Jail. The child was taken to children’s hospital for treatment. The father will be booked for child abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. The Child Abuse Unit is investigating.

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San Diego Police Department
1401 Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101

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Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 619-531-2000

3751 Market St
San Diego, CA 92102

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