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Man attacked with axe by son survived for hours and completed morning routine despite catastrophic injuries

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Published 18:00 3 Dec 2024 GMT

Man attacked with axe by son survived for hours and completed morning routine despite catastrophic injuries

Christopher Porco brutally murdered his father Peter in November 2004

Callum Jones

Callum Jones

Featured Image Credit: Getty Images/Albany Times Union/Hearst Newspapers/Family handout

Topics: Crime, US News

Callum Jones
Callum Jones

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A man who was attacked by his own son with an axe ended up surviving for hours and completed his morning routine, despite catastrophic injuries.

Christopher Porco had been arguing with his parents, Peter and Joan Porco, for about a year regarding his poor grades at university.

Porco had been forced to withdraw from the University of Rochester in late 2003 because of his performance, but told his parents he dropped out because a professor had lost his final exam.

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He was accepted back into the university in fall 2004 - managing to do so because he’d forged his transcripts from the community college, but Porco told his parents the lost exam paper had been found and that they were subsequently covering his tuition fees as a means of apology.

Christopher Porco attacked his mom and dad (Philip Kamrass/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)
Christopher Porco attacked his mom and dad (Philip Kamrass/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)

In reality, Porco had taken out a whopping $31,000 loan by forging his father's signature, and used the money to purchase a Jeep Wrangler on top of the tuition fees.

Well, when Peter found out about this he was said to be extremely angry.

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He subsequently sent his son a strongly worded email that read: "Did you forge my signature as a co-signer?… What the hell are you doing?… I’m calling Citibank this morning to find out what you have done."

Porco refused to answer any of his father's emails, which led to Peter sending another message that read: "I want you to know that if you abuse my credit again, I will be forced to file forgery affidavits.

"We may be disappointed with you, but your mother and I still love you and care about your future."

Less than two weeks after that email was sent, Peter was brutally murdered by his son.

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On November 15 2004, Porco ended up disabling his parents' security system and quietly entered the home.

Christopher Porco's yellow Jeep (Michael P. Farrell/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)
Christopher Porco's yellow Jeep (Michael P. Farrell/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)

Both of his parents were asleep as Porco entered the bedroom and started swinging an axe at them.

The then 21-year-old got in his jeep and headed back to university in Rochester.

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Peter did not die immediately from his injuries, he woke up the next morning and somehow conducted his usual morning routine.

While his injuries were killing him, Peter tried to complete tasks like making a packed lunch, loading the dishwasher and even writing a check for Christopher.

The dad later succumbed to his injuries as a coroner ruled he had been hit in the skull 16 times.

Joan managed to survive the attack, though she lost an eye and part of her skull.

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In August 2006, Porco was convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder and sentenced to a minimum of 50 years imprisonment.

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