A man is accused of stabbing his mother in the neck in Redding over the weekend and reportedly called 911 and asked emergency responders to come and save her.
Dispatchers received a 911 call from a resident on Limekiln Road on Saturday around 12:40 p.m. saying he had "attacked his mother with a knife."
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Police said the caller then said he stabbed her in the neck and face, and to "please come save her."
Emergency crews responded to the scene. Once there, they said they found a 38-year-old Redding man outside of the home and took him into custody without incident. He was taken to the hospital where he was treated and released.
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The man's mother was admitted to the hospital to be treated for her injuries.
In an arrest warrant, the man told authorities that he "lashed out and it was very wrong." He also claimed he has a condition that causes him to be blind, paralyzed and deaf, and his mother allegedly teased him about it right before the stabbing.
The man said he had "locked-in syndrome" after suffering a stroke in February, but was never officially diagnosed by a doctor. He then went on to say that he acted impulsively and out of fear, according to the warrant.
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The mother told police that she thought her son was trying to kill her, the warrant reads.
Police said they weren't made aware of the stabbing until three hours after it happened.
According to police, the man is facing charges including assault on an elderly person, cruelty to persons, reckless endangerment, unlawful restraint, disorderly conduct and interfering with an emergency call. He is being held on a $750,000 bond and is due in court on Monday.
The incident was described by police as isolated and there is no threat to the public.
