Pennsylvania Authorities Hunt For Teen Who Tried To Kill Brother In Knife Attack

In what authorities are calling a brutal “Cain-and-Abel” like assault, a ridiculous argument gone awry between brothers in Upper Darby, has resulted in the manhunt for 15-year-old Tyree Wilson while his 17-year-old brother is recovering in the hospital.

The dispute and subsequent assault occurred Saturday afternoon; erupting over an alleged argument about money the older brother had owed the younger. The situation between the two emotionally impulsive teenagers quickly escalated out of control when Tyree reached for a kitchen knife and charged at his brother, saying he was going to kill him.

Authorities state Tyree violently swung the blade at his sibling, while the unnamed teen used his arms to shield from the attack.

Hunks of his forearms were severely slashed and gored, and the teen almost lost a hand. Nearly killed in the argument, the 17-year-old was classified in critical condition when admitted into the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

The amount of money that incited the dispute was not disclosed.

Tyree has since been on the run. Authorities seek to arrest and charge the young man as an adult with aggravated assault and other related offenses. In the state of Pennsylvania, there is a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison for aggravated assault.

A mandatory minimum sentence is the minimum that a judge must impose if the person on trial is found guilty of the underlying crime. In such a circumstance the judge has no discretion to consider mitigating factors such as age, remorse, character witnesses, or lack of a prior record.

Cain and Abel are popular archetypes of fratricide – sibling murder. Per the Book of Genesis, Cain and Abel were the two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain, the eldest, was the first human born and the first murderer, rising up and killing his brother Abel, the first human to die. Some speculate the murder was primarily predicated on jealousy, a rivalry which is fairly typical even between contemporary siblings.

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