Texas State Police said a 45-year-old man struck him in the head. deceased elderly father He was found carrying a ceramic bowl and playing a video game when police were called.
San Antonio police said they were contacted by a home health agency to take the couple for a welfare check, but said they did not respond to calls or knocks on the door for routine checks.
police answered Police called the Three Fountains apartment complex around 6 p.m. on Jan. 19, but no one answered the door. As he entered the unit with the help of a maintenance worker, he heard a woman screaming for help. Inside the police, I almost tripped. On a blanket left on the ground, they noticed the body of a man under the blanket.
The body of an 85-year-old man was found inside the room, and his wife was found injured. She said she had been holed up at home after her son attacked them on Thursday night.
When police found her son, James Gordon Barber, he was playing video games.
Investigators said Barber did not resist officers and was making unintelligible comments.
The father died from blunt force injuries, and police said they found a broken ceramic bowl with blood on it. His 57-year-old mother was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, including her head trauma and broken bones.
The couple was reportedly attacked about 20 hours before police found them.
A family member told KENS-TV that the man suffers from severe mental illness and had recently moved in with his parents after a divorce. Neighbors said his parents had lived in the apartment for several years.
Barber was charged with murder and aggravated assault. He was given bail of $400,000.
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