Man, 24, stabs parents while sleeping in their home on Long Island: NCPD
NEW HYDE PARK, Long Island (PIX11) — A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his parents while they slept in their home in New Hyde Park on Saturday, according to Nassau County Police.
Joshua Wilck entered the bedroom of his parents, a 60-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman, while they were sleeping around 11 p.m. and stabbed them with a knife, police said. Both victims ran from the home, but Wilck followed them outside and continued to attack them, police said.
While outside, Wilck also wrapped his arms around the neck of one of his parents, police said. Officers arrived and placed the Wilck under arrest.
Both victims were taken to a hospital to be treated for their injuries. They were listed in critical condition, police said.
Wilck was charged with two counts of attempted murder in the second degree, two counts of assault in the first degree, criminal obstruction of breathing, aggravated criminal contempt, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and resisting arrest, police told PIX11 News.
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