Family Tragedy

A 46-year-old Elche man, with a history of schizophrenia, was arrested on Sunday after knifing his 72-year-old father to death in their home on Avenida de Novelda. The incident involving a kitchen knife happened around lunchtime with police discovering the elderly victim in a pool of blood, after the son had called the authorities to tell them what had happened. His mother, who has suffered from Alzheimer’s for some years was in the property at the time.