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Father of 1-year-old boy found stabbed in Ventura home arrested
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Ventura police have arrested a father in the stabbing death of his 1-year-old boy, the Ventura County Star reports. The boy's death was reported Friday morning; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The child's father, Adrian Navarrete-Gonzalez, 28, called the police at 1:45 a.m to inform authorities that the boy was dead, NBC L.A. reports.
Ventura County police found the child with a stab wound on his body, according to reports. Authorities also found stab wounds on the father's chest. It is not clear if the wounds were self-inflicted. Navarrete-Gonzalez was taken to the hospital and treated for his wounds.
Commander Darin Schindler of the Ventura County Police told the Ventura County Star that Navarrete-Gonzalez is the only suspect at this point.
Eight other people were in the home during the time of the crime,but Navarrete-Gonzalez is believed to be the only person in the house related to the boy, according to the Ventura County Star. Navarrete-Gonzalez shared custody of the child as he and the boy's mother had recently separated.
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