A disturbing incident unfolded in Missouri when a father, driven by suspicions of infidelity and food tampering, confessed to fatally stabbing his wife. Following this act, he reportedly contacted their son to deliver the harrowing news, saying, “I killed your mom and I left the house,” as detailed in court documents. The chilling events saw the husband use a kitchen knife to attack his wife, subsequently positioning her on the floor with a pillow under her head and staying by her side as she succumbed to her injuries.

According to a probable cause affidavit, Malang Akbari, 46, expressed his motives to the police, lamenting, “I sacrificed everything for her.” He maintained that he felt cornered, stating, “There was no other option for me” after he murdered Manhaz Akbari at their Jefferson City home.

Following this tragic event, Malang Akbari, now facing a first-degree murder charge, allegedly reached out to his adult son, recounting the attack which compelled the son to rush to his parents’ residence. Upon arrival, he was confronted with the heartbreaking sight of his mother lying unresponsive, bleeding on the kitchen floor.

In the aftermath, Malang Akbari reportedly fled the scene in the family vehicle, taking with him their two young daughters, aged 18 months and 12 years. This shocking development has left a community grappling with the profound impacts of domestic violence, and a family devastated by the loss of a mother and the actions of a father.

When the son got there, he found his mother on the kitchen floor bleeding and unresponsive. Malang Akbari fled from the home in “the family vehicle” with their 18-month-old and 12-year-old daughter after the slaying, cops report.

Cops pulled over Malang Akbari’s 2015 Honda Odyssey later that day and took him into custody without incident. He had dropped off the 18-month-old with a relative before being arrested; it’s unclear where the older child was left, but police say she was found safe.

Using an interpreter, Malang Akbari told police “he believed there was infidelity within the marriage” and he accused his wife of “tampering with his food,” though it’s unclear how, according to the affidavit.

“He confronted [Manhaz Akbari] in their kitchen about cheating,” the affidavit says. “[Manhaz Akbari] told him that if he would do anything to her then she would report him to law enforcement. [Malang Akbari] said he obtained a kitchen knife from a box in the kitchen and continued his argument.”

According to Malang Akbari’s story, Manhaz Akbari “began screaming and looking around the kitchen.” He believed she was “looking for a knife as well” so he plunged the knife he was wielding into her before she could grab one, according to the affidavit.

“He caught her and laid her to the floor as she was bleeding out,” the affidavit says, recounting Malang Akbari’s claims to police. “He obtained a pillow, placed it underneath [Manhaz Akbari’s] head, and sat with her in the kitchen while she bled out.”

Malang Akbari allegedly admitted to calling his adult son and telling him he had just killed his mother. He contacted other family friends, as well, and advised them to check on Manhaz Akbari, according to the affidavit. Malang Akbari said he went to his brother’s house, who “told him bad words” that led to Malang Akbari “quickly” leaving, cops say.

“I loved her,” he allegedly told police. “I made a mistake. I do regret this.”

Malang Akbari is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Cole County.