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http://www.am980.ca/2015/05/19/five-year-old-stabbing-charge/
London Police have laid a charge of attempted murder against the father of a 5-year-old stabbed early Tuesday morning at a home in the city’s west end.
Investigators say it happened at a home on Applegreen Grove near Commissioners and Andover around 6:10 a.m. The 5-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times and was rushed to hospital with life threatening injuries.
The victim remains in the Pediatric Critical Care Unit at London Health Sciences Centre. Police say the victim is now listed in serious condition.
Officers arrested the father, 38, at the scene. He remains in custody pending a court appearance.
Neighbours who reside in the normally quiet cul-de-sac have told AM980 a husband and wife live at the home with at least three young children. The family moved in about a year ago, and while neighbours describe them as generally pleasant, they say the mother was seen outside far more often than the father.
“The Mom, I think she might be home-schooling them, so we just see them on the street playing with the Mom, but I’ve never seen the Dad before,” said Nicole Chioros, who lives several houses down on Applegreen Grove. “She’ll take them on walks but she’s not very social, she’s never really talked to any of us before.”
Chioros thought they appeared to be a happy family.
“The Mom is not social, but the kids seem very happy,” said Chioros. “They’re always out with their toys and playing chalk on the driveway.”
Chioros has lived on the street her entire life, and admits nothing like this has ever happened before.
“It’s very quiet, nothing usually happens especially since it’s a no-exit street,” she said. “No one ever really comes up here, so when stuff like this happens, we know it’s something major.”
A blood stain was clearly visible on the door bell of the house next door.
The Major Crime Section is handling the investigation, and officers remain at the scene.
London Police have laid a charge of attempted murder against the father of a 5-year-old stabbed early Tuesday morning at a home in the city’s west end.
Investigators say it happened at a home on Applegreen Grove near Commissioners and Andover around 6:10 a.m. The 5-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times and was rushed to hospital with life threatening injuries.
The victim remains in the Pediatric Critical Care Unit at London Health Sciences Centre. Police say the victim is now listed in serious condition.
Officers arrested the father, 38, at the scene. He remains in custody pending a court appearance.
Neighbours who reside in the normally quiet cul-de-sac have told AM980 a husband and wife live at the home with at least three young children. The family moved in about a year ago, and while neighbours describe them as generally pleasant, they say the mother was seen outside far more often than the father.
“The Mom, I think she might be home-schooling them, so we just see them on the street playing with the Mom, but I’ve never seen the Dad before,” said Nicole Chioros, who lives several houses down on Applegreen Grove. “She’ll take them on walks but she’s not very social, she’s never really talked to any of us before.”
Chioros thought they appeared to be a happy family.
“The Mom is not social, but the kids seem very happy,” said Chioros. “They’re always out with their toys and playing chalk on the driveway.”
Chioros has lived on the street her entire life, and admits nothing like this has ever happened before.
“It’s very quiet, nothing usually happens especially since it’s a no-exit street,” she said. “No one ever really comes up here, so when stuff like this happens, we know it’s something major.”
A blood stain was clearly visible on the door bell of the house next door.
The Major Crime Section is handling the investigation, and officers remain at the scene.