A 12-year-old Salt Lake City boy was being held in a juvenile detention facility Tuesday, awaiting possible charges in the stabbing of his stepfather.
Salt Lake City police Detective Dennis McGowan said the boy’s immediate future would be determined by a juvenile justice court judge this week.
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Meanwhile, the boy’s stepfather — stabbed as he allegedly tried to break up a fight between the 12-year-old and a brother — was serious but stable condition at Intermountain Medical Center on Tuesday.
Police say the 12-year-old and his brother were fighting over food inside their home near 800 West and 500 South about 9:25 a.m. Monday when the boy’s stepfather tried to separate the two.
The 12-year-old grabbed the knife and stabbed the man in the back, police said. The boy ran, but was captured a few blocks away by police officers.
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