Overview

• Prosecutors allege Richard (Cody) Hall violated a protection‑from‑abuse order and forced his way into his in‑laws’ Redstone Township home on Sept. 28.
• Investigators say he stabbed his estranged wife and attacked her parents before the couple’s 11-year-old daughter jumped on her mother to protect her.
• Fayette County District Attorney Michael Aubele said the child’s actions likely saved her mother’s life.
• Police say Hall then stabbed himself; court records show more than two dozen charges including multiple counts of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, child endangerment and harassment.
• An 8-year-old ran to neighbors to summon help, and officials report all four injured family members received medical care and are expected to recover.