A man from New York called 911 to ask for help while, according to authorities, his own son was attacking him with a knife inside his apartment.
Edward Brown, 69, was found covered in blood and without life in his home in Mastic, Long Island, on September 7.
The researchers accuse his 33-year-old son, Sage Arias-Brown, of stabbing him approximately 40 times in the torso, chest and neck.
According to authorities, Sage entered his father's apartment around 12:30 a.m.
A neighbor would have heard a loud noise coming from the house and subsequently heard Edward’s screams.
In the middle of the attack, the man called the emergency services.
“They are killing me,” Edward shouted during the call, according to the investigators.
The call ended while the man was asking for help.
According to authorities, a neighbor saw Sage leave Edward's apartment several minutes after the 911 call was made.
Officers located the suspect approximately half a mile — about 800 meters — from the place of the attack and arrested him.
Edward was found unconscious inside the apartment. Emergency services determined he had died on the spot.
Authorities have not disclosed a possible motive for the attack.
Sage Arias-Brown was prosecuted on Thursday for a second-degree murder charge.
District Attorney Tierney described the case as an investigation into the violent death of a 69-year-old man who, according to the accusation, sought help from the police while he was attacked.
“This accused is to have brutally taken the life of his 69-year-old father while the victim desperately called the police to ask for help,” the prosecutor said.
Authorities pointed out that the indictment constitutes a step within the judicial process.
Sage is scheduled to return to court on October 21st. If found guilty, he could face a 25-year sentence to life imprisonment, according to authorities.
Shortly before his death, Edward had posted on Facebook a message reflecting on how unpredictable life can be.
“It’s in an open and closed eye that life can change,” he wrote, before mentioning different diseases and medical situations that can alter a person’s life.
“Only God knows our identification label.Life is too short,” he added.
Edward had also asked other people to take care of each other and share their message.
After his death, friends and family used his Facebook account to remember him.
One of them wrote that I remembered him as a happy, positive and energetic person.
Another person claimed that Edward had been his mentor and best friend for four decades.
“He was the kindest and kindest soul one could ever know,” another of his relatives wrote, who described him as a brilliant, loving and generous person.
As the trial against his son continues, the messages posted in his memory reflect the impact his death had among those who knew him.
