Youth high on drugs stabs parents; police resort to gunfire to subdue him

Kozhikode: A  27-year-old man, who is a drug addict, stabbed his parents at Eranhipalam in Kozhikode on Sunday.

The couple  — Shaji (50) and Biji (48)  — are undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital.

Shine, who was wielding a knife, was taken into custody using force after firing two shots to distract him.

Police said he was a drug addict.

"When we reached the spot, he was violent and was waving a knife at his parents. He stabbed his mother first. She was taken to hospital. Later he stabbed his father in an attempt to kill him. At that point, police fired two shots to distract him and apprehended him," police told PTI.

The incident took place at a house at Eranhipalam near here at around 10.30 PM on Sunday.

Shine was threatening his parents when police reached the spot. He was inside a small room where his father was lying on a bed due to his fractured leg.

"It seems like Shine assaulted his father earlier and broke his leg. However, his parents never complained," police said.

While apprehending Shine who was waving a knife at everyone, Nadakkavu SI was injured.

His mother and father have been shifted to the hospital and are undergoing treatment.

"They have been staying here for the past seven months. Police came to know that he was violent. He was inside a small room. His father was lying there. He had stabbed his mother first. We tried to pacify him but he did not listen," a senior police official told the media.

Police are now recording the statement of his parents and took Shine to the hospital for treatment.

(With PTI inputs)