Son calls 911 to say his dad killed his mom in the kitchen, drove off with 1-year-old sibling

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) — A Missouri man is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly stabbed his wife to death, then drove away with an 18-month-old child, prompting an AMBER Alert.

Malang Jan Akbari, 46, was arrested Monday.

According to court documents, Akbari’s adult son called 911 at 12:25 p.m. that day to report that his father had killed his mother.

He said Akbari called him and told him what he had done, and when the son got home, he found his mother bleeding on the kitchen floor.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The son also told Jefferson City police that his 18-month-old sibling was missing, spurring a statewide AMBER Alert for a blue 2015 Honda Odyssey with Akbari and the child inside.

Within hours, state authorities found Akbari driving west on Highway 50 near Sedalia and arrested him. They learned through family members that Akbari had dropped the child off with them before leaving Jefferson City.

When questioned, Akbari reportedly told detectives that he had confronted his wife because he believed she was cheating on him and tampering with his food.

Akbari allegedly grabbed a knife, and when the victim started screaming, he stabbed her and laid her on the floor.

He said he put a pillow underneath the victim’s head and sat with her as she bled out. He then grabbed the child, said a prayer and left.

He told detectives he loved the victim and sacrificed everything for her.

“I do regret this,” Akbari told officers. “There was no other option for me.”

Akbari is booked in the Cole County Jail on multiple felony charges, including first-degree murder, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action.