From FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Dionne Anglin · · 1m 10s
Arlington father admits to stabbing two children
Arlington father confesses to killing 5-year-old son and injuring 2-year-old son.
In brief
Arlington father confesses to killing 5-year-old son and injuring 2-year-old son. Arlington police arrested 27-year-old Heyco Cruz-Linares for capital murder after he admitted to stabbing his 5-year-old son to death and seriously injuring his 2-year-old son. Originally reported by FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth.
New details in Arlington child murder case
Police records reveal a 27-year-old father admitted to fatally stabbing his 5-year-old son and injuring his 2-year-old son in Arlington.
Arlington father arrested for capital murder
Arlington police arrested Heyco Cruz-Linares for capital murder after he confessed to stabbing his 5-year-old son to death and injuring his 2-year-old son.
2-year-old child hospitalized
The 2-year-old child was treated for serious stab wounds and has since been released from the hospital.
Arrest warrant affidavit details
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Cruz-Linares knocked on a patrol car window with a knife just after midnight before fleeing on I-30.
Children found at apartment
Officers found the 2-year-old on the living room sofa with chest stab wounds and the 5-year-old in a back bedroom with chest and neck slash wounds.
Children's status confirmed
Family members confirmed the 2-year-old was released from the hospital after being treated for serious stab wounds.
The short version
Arlington police arrested 27-year-old Heyco Cruz-Linares for capital murder after he admitted to stabbing his 5-year-old son to death and seriously injuring his 2-year-old son.
