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He asked his father for a hug. Moments later, the dad was allegedly running for his life.

theblaze.com · 1h · first reportShare

A Wisconsin man allegedly stabbed his father in the neck after asking him for a hug, then chased him when he tried to flee, police said. The Racine Police Department said in a statement that officers responded to a report of a stabbing at a residence around 1 a.m. on Aug. 12. 'As they went to hug, Joseph quickly presented a knife and stabbed [the victim] in the neck.' Citing the arrest affidavit, Law&Crime reported that officers found a man with a stab wound who was "covered in blood and holding pressure on his neck." The man told police that his son, Joseph Michael Niemiec, stabbed him and then fled. The father claimed to officers that he heard a noise coming from the back door, which he believed could be an intruder, but realized it was his son. According to the arrest affidavit, Niemiec asked his father if they could talk because he was having a "rough go at life" and had attempted suicide several times and didn't know what to do. Police said Niemiec stepped away to use the bathroom