Man tries to kill his father by stabbing him with kitchen knife

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A Woodford County man has been jailed after stabbing his father.

The Versailles Police Department responded Saturday morning at 8:30 to the 1200 block of Jones Lane on the report of a stabbing.

Upon arriving at the scene, police determined 49-year-old William E. Taylor, of Versailles, attempted to kill his father by stabbing him with a kitchen knife. The suspect told police, according to LEX18, that he had “stabbed and killed his father.”

The victim was transported to University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

Taylor was charged with attempted murder and first-degree assault (domestic violence). He was lodged in the Woodford County Detention Center on a $250,000 cash bond.

By Ken Howlett, News Director

Contact Ken at ken@k105.com