Utah teen stabs 18-year-old girl he met on Tinder before attacking elderly woman

An unhinged Utah teenager allegedly stabbed a woman he had simply met on Tinder earlier than randomly knifing an aged lady on Thursday, officers stated.

Kane Thomas Fairbank, 18, allegedly attacked the woman, additionally 18, after luring her into Mueller Park exterior town of Bountiful. The 2 had met on the courting app simply days earlier, in line with a launch from the Davis County Sheriff’s Workplace.

Police stated the pair, who had met in individual as soon as earlier than, spent a number of hours within the park collectively when he abruptly “coerced her into his car” round 6:30 p.m, in line with a possible trigger assertion obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune.

Fairbank allegedly stabbed the woman a number of occasions with “a set blade almost a foot in size,” in line with the doc.

The woman was in a position to struggle again and monitor down witnesses who “helped create a barrier between Fairbank and the sufferer,” cops stated.

Happily, among the many witnesses have been two nurses and an EMT who offered support to the victims whereas they waited for responders to reach.

The teenager suffered life-threatening accidents and was taken to the hospital in crucial situation, the Tribune reported.

Fairbank fled the scene and drove to a gasoline station in Bountiful the place he deserted the car, cops stated.

He additionally tossed the woman’s cellphone “in an space the place he believed it could not be discovered” earlier than he continued his violent rampage, in line with arresting paperwork.

Fairbank approached a 64-year-old lady in one other Bountiful neighborhood and likewise allegedly stabbed her a number of occasions, in line with police. The lady obtained life-threatening accidents.

The second sufferer fought again in opposition to her attacker, who was additionally aided by witnesses as he fled the scene. 

Cops stated a “Good Samaritan” who noticed him close by detained him till he was taken into police custody.

Each victims at the moment are in secure situation as they get well in native hospitals.

Fairbanks instructed detectives that the stabbing was premeditated, and that he’d deliberate extra assaults, cops stated.

He instructed cops he meant to homicide first sufferer since he started interacting along with her on Tinder. 

Investigators wrote that he deliberate to reside out of his automotive and proceed to kill these “he thought have been susceptible,” which he cited as motivation for stabbing the aged lady.

The teenager “talked at size about killing his mother and father and siblings with a pickaxe” in line with the possible trigger assertion, and instructed detectives that if have been launched he would proceed to kill these he met on social media.

Fairbank is being held within the Davis County Jail. He’s charged with two counts of tried homicide, two counts of obstruction of justice and one rely of aggravated kidnapping. 

He’s being held with out bail, jail information present.