A 21-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his 40-year-old father last month in Whitehall Township faces trial in county court.
Following a preliminary hearing Tuesday, a Lehigh County district judge determined there was enough evidence against Daniel Latorre Jr. to face trial in Lehigh County Court, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan.
Latorre is charged in the Sept. 15 fatal stabbing of Daniel Latorre Sr.
Township police were called to their house in the 700 block of Second Street about 8:30 p.m. after Daniel Latorre Jr. called 911 and said he stabbed his father with a pocket knife, according to court documents. He also told police the incident was caught on video.
The elder Latorre was found on the kitchen floor of the home suffering from multiple stab wounds, according to authorities. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries. Latorre Sr.’s wife suffered a laceration to her right hand during the incident, police said.
Latorre Jr. told authorities he watched his parents argue, and he recorded it on his phone, according to court documents.
“I didn’t mean to do it bro, I just pulled out my knife and stabbed him in the stomach,” he told police, according to an affidavit.
Latorre Jr. remains charged with homicide and aggravated assault. District Judge Kyle Miller dismissed a charge of prohibited possession of a weapon, the DA said in a news release.
He remains in Lehigh County Jail without bail.