A Texas man is facing murder charges after he allegedly stabbed his 8-year-old grandson to death, authorities say.
Last Sunday around 7:50 a.m., police responded to a call about a stabbing involving a minor victim at a home in the 3500 block of Labadie Drive in Richland Hills, west of Dallas, according to the Richland Hills Police Department said in a statement.
Upon arrival, officers found an 8-year-old boy dead at the scene. The little boy was found in a bedroom in his grandfather’s house, reports Fox 4.
Officers found the suspect, 62-year-old Phillip Hughes, who was identified as the boy’s grandfather, near the residence, police said in the statement.
The boy was identified as Brenym McDonald, according to a GoFundMe set up by his family to help defray funeral costs, as well as Fox 4 and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
The boy’s cause of death was acute force injuries to the neck and chest, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner, Fox 4 said.
Hughes was arrested and taken into police custody, but the murder is unknown.
Hughes was taken to the Joint Detention Center in North Richland Hills, where he is being held on capital murder charges while awaiting arraignment.
“This is still an active investigation underway,” police said in the statement. “However, based on the initial investigation, it is believed that there are no other suspects involved,” the statement added.
Calling the boy’s death “a senseless tragedy,” the department expressed its condolences to his family and asked for “continued prayers for all involved.”
The boy and his parents were temporarily living with Hughes, the boy’s great-grandmother told Fox 4.
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