A quiet Alabama neighbourhood has been left reeling after prosecutors alleged a son repeatedly stabbed his father to death in the front yard of the family home while the victim's mother watched, a chilling detail revealed in court that has shocked residents and drawn widespread attention to the case.
Police say the fatal stabbing unfolded on Wednesday afternoon at a residence on Victor Road in Mobile. Officers were dispatched shortly after 2:00 p.m. following a 911 call and found the 67-year-old victim, Mark Prince, lying in the front yard. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Mobile Police Department.
