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An Illinois man with mental health issues and a history of
erratic behavior was arrested Sunday after stabbing his mother
with a sword and stuffing her body into a trash can, police said.
David Krystyniak, 47, was being held on a first-degree murder
charge in the death of his 74-year-old mother, Judith
Krystyniak, Park Ridge Police Chief Frank J. Kaminski told
reporters Wednesday.
A police officer and a social worker discovered the mother’s
body on Monday after checking on the Park Ridge home that Judith
Krystyniak had shared with her son for decades, Kaminski said.
The officer and social worker drove by the Krystyniak’s home
earlier that morning and noticed debris strewn about the
driveway that seemed out of place, police said. Krystyniak was
already known to authorities because of his mental illness.
The officer and social worker knocked on the door, but no one
answered. They returned several hours later and found David
Krystyniak in the driveway. Asked where his mother was, he said
she was inside sleeping and invited the two inside. They checked
the bedrooms but didn’t see his mother, the Chicago Sun-Times
reported.
The officer then noticed a garbage can in the living room with a
bloody hand hanging from it, Kaminski said.
Inside, the officer and social worker found Judith’s body with
multiple stab wounds in her chest, Kaminski said. Officers then
found a 2-foot-long sword in the house and arrested David.
Kaminski said David later admitted to stabbing his mother.
“It’s not clear what triggered this tragic and sad event,”
Kaminski said, noting that investigators believe the stabbing
happened on Sunday.
Despite having received calls of Krystyniak “doing erratic
things,” Kaminski said, police had no knowledge of domestic
problems in the past.
Krystyniak’s next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 14, the
Sun-Times reported.
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