Son Tries to Kill Father by Electrocution After Finding Out He is Sole Beneficiary of His Estate (Photo)

An unemployed has been arrested for daring to kill his father after his father revealed him to be the sole beneficiary of his estate.

suspect: John Knudsen 

 

A man who could not wait for his dad to die before inheriting his estate has attempted to kill his father by electrocution.

 

John Knudsen, 44, of Florida, allegedly attacked his 81-year-old father after they had an argument over his unemployment status. 

 

It happened that the father who also goes by the name John Knudsen, had recently told his son that he had changed his will and deed so that the young Knudsen is the sole beneficiary of his father's fortune.

 

The desperate son who could not wait for his father to die, decided to force his death. He entered the bathroom when he was inside and attempted to kill him with an electric cord plugged into the outlet and open wires on the other end. 

 

The son then pressed the live wires into his father's chest, zapping him, the father said. The father passed out during the incident, and when he awoke, he tried to calm his son down. After an hour of talking, both went to bed.

 

The victim locked the door of his bedroom and slept with a gun under his pillow for protection in case his son comes back to “complete the attack,” the police report stated. When his son was asleep, the 81-year-old man ran out of the house and went to the Ormond Beach Police Department.

 

The younger Knudsen was charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated abuse of an elderly person and aggravated battery on a person aged 65 or older.

 

He is being held at the Volusia County Jail, and his bail was set at $70,000.