Father, 76, who tried to kill his son with chainsaw loses leg after son runs over him with lawnmower in self-defense
The man had first tried to attack his son with the chainsaw and the son, who was mowing the lawn at the time, said that he ran over his father in self-defense
An elderly man in Bristol lost one of his legs after being run over by a lawnmower driven by his own son, who claims he reacted in self-defense. Douglas Ferguson, 76, who was recently discharged from medical care at a hospital, is accused of attempting to kill his son with a running chainsaw, an incident which reportedly took place three months ago.
According to a press release from the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) on October 11 night, Ferguson is charged with an attempted second-degree murder. The incident of him trying to attack his son with a chainsaw also led to both of the charges and his injuries that he sustained on June 28.