A 17 year old man who police had been allowed to stay in a south side home suddenly turned on the 58 year homeowner early today, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.
Following some sort of argument in the home on the 300 block if Mally, which is south of McCollum High School, the teenager suddenly turned on the older man, stabbing him several times in the chest and then cutting his throat.
The victim was rushed to the hospital with life threatening wounds. The teenager was arrested to the scene.