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Schizophrenic Son Stabs Woman In Oakland Home

OAKLAND (CBS SF) - A woman was stabbed by her son in her Oakland home early Wednesday morning.

Police responded to reports of a stabbing in the 1000 block of 53rd Street at 4:40 a.m., police said.

The woman was locked in her house when police arrived, and her son had fled the scene.

She was transported to a hospital in stable condition. Her son, who suffers from schizophrenia, remained at large, police said.

Police have not yet released his name.

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