Father and son who beat up and stabbed 12-year-old boy together arrested

The father immediately fled the crime scene and left his 12-year-old son behind.

A father who grabbed and beat a 12-year-old-boy and then helped his 12-year-old son attack and stab the victim has turned himself into authorities after being on the run for two days.

The incident occurred on June 10 when the police in Mill Creek, Washington, received a report of a stabbing at the Heatherwood Apartments at approximately 11:22 p.m.

“According to the victim and witnesses, the father of the 12-year-old stabbing suspect ran up to the victim, grabbed him, and began punching the victim,” the city of Mill Creek said in a press release. “The stabbing suspect then began punching and stabbing the victim while the father held the victim down.”

The 12-year-old stabbing victim was reportedly stabbed in the bicep, wrist and finger by the 12-year-old suspect during the altercation.

The father, 43-year-old Martinez D. Mitchell, immediately fled the scene of the crime, leaving his 12-year-old son behind.

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