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RICHLAND HILLS, Texas, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Texas police arrested a man who told a 911 operator he carved a pentagram on his 6-year-old son's back, officials said.
Brent Troy Bartel called 911 Wednesday, telling the operator he "shed some innocent blood."
When asked why, he said because "it's a holy day."
Officers responded to the house in Richland Hills, Texas, after the boy's mother also called 911 from a neighbor's house, saying her husband was hurting the child, KXAS-TV, Dallas/Fort Worth, reported Thursday.
Police said they found the boy wearing only pajama pants and with a pentagram covering most of his back carved into his skin.
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RICHLAND HILLS, Texas, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Texas police arrested a man who told a 911 operator he carved a pentagram on his 6-year-old son's back, officials said.
Brent Troy Bartel called 911 Wednesday, telling the operator he "shed some innocent blood."
When asked why, he said because "it's a holy day."
Officers responded to the house in Richland Hills, Texas, after the boy's mother also called 911 from a neighbor's house, saying her husband was hurting the child, KXAS-TV, Dallas/Fort Worth, reported Thursday.
Police said they found the boy wearing only pajama pants and with a pentagram covering most of his back carved into his skin.
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