Man stabbed by twin brother in Kanawha County

ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — A domestic argument in the early morning leaves one man hospitalized and another wanted.

Kanawha County Deputies were called to a home on James Street in St. Albans around 4 a.m. Saturday. There they found Alexander Lake, 23, with a stab wound to the abdomen. Authorities have obtained an arrest warrant for the victim’s twin brother Christopher Lake, 23, who fled the scene before deputies arrived.

Christopher Lake was arguing with his mother according to investigators. Alexander Lake attempted to intervene and break up the confrontation when his stomach was sliced open according to police.

Alexander is hospitalized in critical condition. Police are looking for Christopher and ask anybody knowing his whereabouts to contact them at 304-357-0169.





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