Michael Glen Phillips, a 37-year-old man from Encounter Bay has been charged with murdering his parents.
Phillips made a brief appearance in court today and was remanded to police custody. His hands were bandaged heavily and police officials confirmed that he sustained the injuries during the crime.
According to an ABC News report, neighbors called in the police Sunday afternoon after noticing a fight in the front yard of the Phillips house in Matthew Flinders Drive in Adelaide. When they arrived, they found father Maurice Phillips, 73, dead on the floor. The mother, 66-year old Elizabeth's body was retrieved from a scrub near the house.
The police reported finding the 37-year-old Michael sitting over the body of his father. "It is a grisly situation. Nobody would like to come across this," Inspector Gus Sickerdick told reporters, reports ninemsn.com.
"Unfortunately it has happened and we have got victims who have actually witnessed this and we are talking to them at this stage."
Philips was taken to South Coast Hospital to have his injured hands treated. He briefly faced Christies Beach Magistrates Court Monday morning, before he was taken to another hospital for more treatment of injuries.
The motive behind the murder is yet to be determined. Philips is next due in court in June.
"We still don't know any reason behind it, we are still investigating it trying to come to the bottom of it but as you could understand we did have to let other relatives know, obviously given the situation, the horrific nature of the situation, they will be dealing with a fair bit of grief at this point," inspector Gus Sickerdick said, according to Yahoo News.
The murder weapon, a knife was retrieved from the area.
Children Fail To Build A Close Bond With Parents?
This incident confirms how true the findings of a new Princeton University study are. According to this study, researchers found that four out of 10 American children fail to form a strong bond with either parent, Daily Mail reported.
The study also found that 40 percent of U.S. infants live in fear or distrust of their parents. This translates into aggressiveness, defiance and hyperactivity as they grow into adults.
A similar study from the University of Rochester showing that nearly one-third of U.S. parents don't know what to expect from their newborns, or how to help them grow, learn and get along with others, according to a Science Codex report.
