Ohio – In a harrowing incident in Ohio, a family dispute turned violent when the 40-year-old man, identified as Kenneth M., stabbed both of his parents, leading to the death of his 75-year-old mother, identified as Barbara M., and serious injuries to his 75-year-old father, identified as Thomas M. The altercation reportedly began after the parents refused to let Kenneth stay at their home.
Now, over a year later, Kenneth, now 41, has been sentenced to a minimum of 45 years in prison following a guilty plea. The sentencing closes one of the most unsettling cases the community has witnessed in recent years. Kenneth, initially charged with aggravated murder, ultimately pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, attempted murder, kidnapping, and felonious assault. These charges stem from the events that unfolded on August 9, 2024, inside the family’s home.
It was just before 4 p.m. when a disagreement over whether Kenneth could stay the night escalated into lethal violence. According to the arrest affidavit, when Barbara told him he couldn’t stay and urged her husband to call for psychiatric help, Kenneth responded with sudden and brutal force. He went to the kitchen, retrieved a large kitchen knife, and returned to the living room, where his elderly parents were seated on the couch. He began stabbing both of them…