ATHENS, Ga. — An Athens man is in critical condition after police said his own son stabbed him multiple times.
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The incident happened around 3 a.m. at a home on Cardinal Creek Lane on March 18. Officers responding to the scene found the victim with multiple stabbed wounds.
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The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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Investigators determined that the man’s son had stabbed his father multiple times and then left in a vehicle.
Authorities in Jackson County found the vehicle and the suspect, 20-year-old Caleb Allen, and took him back to Clarke County. He’s been charged with aggravated assault, aggravated battery, obstructing a 911 call and theft by taking.
It’s unclear what Allen’s motive was.
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