69 year old father murders son for being gay
A 69
year old man Shehada Issa has been arrested and charged with the murder of his
son, 29 year old Amir Issa on Tuesday. The Los Angeles County prosecutors on
Friday alleged that he committed the crime because his son was gay.
The district attorney's office
said Shehada had allegedly threatened to kill his son, Amir, in the past
because of his sexual orientation.
"The murder was
committed because of the victim's sexual orientation and because of the
defendant's perception of that status and the victims' association with a
person and a group of that status," prosecutors said in a statement.
The son's body was found
outside a North Hills house while Issa's wife was found stabbed to death
inside the house.
Police said Issa
told them that he had come home and found his wife's body in the
bathroom. He said he shot his son in self-defense because the young man was
threatening him with a knife.
According to Daily News,
Detective John Doerbecker said:
"He claimed the son
was armed with a knife, and there was no knife to be found there. It was a
horrible family tragedy."
Issa is being held
without bail pending his arraignment on April 11.
An investigation into who killed Issa's wife is still ongoing.
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