BREAKING NEWS: Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler is stabbed ‘multiple times by his own daughter’ at his Oklahoma home
- Steve Kunzweiler, Tulsa County Prosecutor since 2015, has been stabbed ‘multiple times’ in his home by his daughter
- Kunzweiler and his wife of 29 years, Christine, a veterinarian, have three daughters: it was not clear which one attacked him
- He was awake and talking when he was taken to hospital, and is expected to survive the attack.
- Police said the situation escalated due to her daughter’s mental condition, but gave no further details.
By Harriet Alexander for Dailymail.com
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The Tulsa County District Attorney in Oklahoma has been stabbed to death in his own home by his daughter.
Steve Kunzweiler, 60, the father of three daughters, Jackie, Jenny and Sandra, was attacked around 3 p.m.
Police said his daughter had “a mental condition,” KTUL reported, but did not provide details or say which of his daughters attacked him.
She was initially described as “an adult member of the family”. Her eldest daughter is 32 years old.
He was awake and talking when he was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.
Tulsa County Prosecutor Steve Kunzweiler is seen with his wife Christine and their three daughters: Jackie, Jenny and Sandra.
Kunzweiler has been a district attorney since 2015.
Police are shown at Kunzweiler’s residence in Tulsa on Tuesday.
Authorities were called to a ‘domestic dispute’ on Tuesday around 3 p.m.
“Relevant law enforcement authorities” are currently conducting investigations, his office said in the statement.
“The entire Kunzweiler family would appreciate your prayers and concerns as they go through this struggle,” the statement said.
They would also appreciate your concern for their privacy at this time.
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