SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A man has been arrested on suspicion of beheading his 1-year-old son, authorities in Northern California said.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said in a statement Friday that officers, responding to an early morning disturbance call, found a woman outside a home who told officers that her husband Andrey Demskiy, 28, had attacked him and his mother.
Officers forced entry into the North Sacramento County home when they learned Demskiy was inside with the child. As they took him into custody, they found a "child's severed head" in the room where Demskiy was being held.
Detectives said Demskiy used a knife to decapitate his son after his wife and mother fled the home, according to the release. He was in custody and ineligible for bail and was due in court on Tuesday.
The sheriff's department and the county public defender's office did not respond to emails seeking information about whether Demskiy had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
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