■ United States
Father kills son on birthday
A man accused of killing his wife chased his son into a neighbor's front yard and stabbed the boy to death on his 11th birthday, authorities in Lake Mary, Florida, said. Nico Duzant was nearly decapitated as his father, Franklyn, repeatedly stabbed him with a samurai-style sword Saturday, said Seminole County sheriff's Lieutenant Dennis Lemma. Authorities went to the family's home and found the decapitated body of 52-year-old Evangeline Duzant, Lemma said. "It was just an absolute gruesome scene," Lemma said. "We're trying to repaint the picture of what led up to this." Franklyn Duzant, 40, has been charged with two counts of first-degree, premeditated murder. A motive for the attacks was not known.
■ United States
Dead dog used as weapon
A woman accused of pummeling a dog breeder over the head with a dead Chihuahua has been charged with two misdemeanors and reimbursed the money she paid for the puppy. Lisa Lynn Hopfer, 33, of St. Louis, Missouri, was charged with trespassing and third-degree assault in the June 7 incident, authorities said. No listed phone number for Hopfer was available. A man at her home who declined to identify himself told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper Friday that "there's another side to the story," but declined to elaborate.
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