KPD: Son accused of fatally stabbing mother in Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A suspect has been arrested in a Knoxville stabbing that left a woman dead on Friday.

Knoxville police officers responded to the 300 block of Ben Hur Avenue around 3:00 p.m. where a woman was found with multiple stab wounds. The victim was transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center. A police spokesperson announced just after 6 p.m. that the victim died from injuries.

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Responding officers detained a suspect on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue a short distance from the scene. Trevon Blair, 27, is being charged with second-degree murder. Police said that the suspect is the victim’s son.

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An investigation into the circumstances of the stabbing remains ongoing…

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