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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Madeline Sherratt

Father of track meet murder suspect claims son was ‘not the one who started it’

The father of a teenager accused of stabbing a footballer from a rival school at a track event has defended his son, claiming “he’s a good kid.”

Austin Metcalf, 17, died following an altercation at the high school meet at Frisco Independent School District’s athletics stadium in Texas, police said.

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