Son Stabs Mother with Sword After Fight About Hygiene, Police Say

SAN BERNARDINO -- Police say       8:00 p.m. and found Uribes
an argument over cleanliness       suffering from multiple stab
and hygiene led a man to           wounds. She was taken to Loma
repeatedly stab his 64-year        Linda University Medical
old mother to death with a         Center, where she died a
sword.                             short time later.
Antonio Uribes, 35, has been       The woman's sister told
booked for investigation of        detectives Uribes had stabbed
murder.                            his mother repeatedly with a
Emma Uribes was found Monday       large knife which was later
in the living room of the San      determined to be a sword.
Bernardino home the two            Uribes was arrested  a short
shared.                            time later at a nearby park.
Detectives say the family          Uribes' sister, who was
members told them Uribes had       inside the house at the time
been frustrated with his           of the attack, tried to take
mother's nagging about his         the sword away from her
hygiene. The mother had also       brother. She suffered minor
been pleading with her son to      injuries.
take his medication,               Police say they are not sure
according to neighbors who         if Antonio Uribes suffers
heard the two arguing.             from a mental disability.
Police were called to the          Emma Uribes reportedly
home in the 1600 block of          underwent open- heart surgery
North Conejo Drive around          a few months ago.             

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