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Texas Man Charged With Killing Daughter, Grandson With Axe

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — A 72-year-old man has been charged with using an axe to kill his daughter and teenage grandson at their home in Corpus Christi in September.

The Caller Times reported Wednesday that a Nueces County grand jury indicted Mohammad Sahi on Nov. 22 on charges of capital murder in the Sept. 12 killings of 47-year-old Nargis Zaman and 18-year-old Hamad Zaman.

Sahi — who was arrested at the home after the attack — is also accused of seriously injuring his 21-year-old grandson, Hamzah Zamad.

(© Copyright 2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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