Fort Worth Man Accused of Stabbing His Mother to Death

The suspect told police he stabbed her more than 50 times.

Fort Worth Police Dept.

A Fort Worth man is in jail, accused of stabbing his mother to death.

Police say Paul Robert Labar, 26, was arrested Monday night after attacking his mother, Lauren Labar, in her home in the 7500 block of Gleneagles Way.

When officers arrived at the residence, they found Lauren lying on the floor, bleeding heavily.

When detectives interviewed Paul, he admitted to hitting his mother in the back of the head with a metal object. When she didn't die, he said he stabbed her more than 50 times, according to the arrest warrant affidavit.

Lauren was rushed to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, where she later died.

Paul Robert Labar has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. However, the charge is expected to be upgraded to murder. He is currently in the Mansfield Jail.

Labar's father told police his son suffers from mental disorders, including schizophrenia.

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