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A 25-year-old Langhorne Borough man will spend the next 13 to 25 years in state prison for the death of his uncle.
Kyle J. Simpson pleaded guilty to charges of third degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime during a scheduled pretrial hearing on Monday in Doylestown before Judge Theodore Fritsch, according to Deputy District Attorney Michelle Walsh.
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Simpson stabbed 58-year-old Stanley “Ernie” Taylor Jr., brother of Langhorne Mayor Joseph Taylor, shortly before midnight on December 31 inside 124 North Bellevue Avenue, according to court papers. Stanley Taylor, who was Simpson’s uncle, died of the stab wound New Year’s Day morning at St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown after surgery. He was Bucks County’s first murder victim of 2015.
Walsh said in court Monday that Stanley Taylor’s wife, Mary, called 9-1-1 following the stabbing. During the call, Simpson could be heard in the background, “I’m sorry for stabbing Ernie.”
Simpson, not known to a be a heavy drinker, stabbed his uncle who had woken up to check after hearing a commotion when family members were trying to get the intoxicated and knife-wielding 25 year old to go to bed, Walsh said.
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Simpson stabbed his uncle in the stomach with a black hunting knife, state trooper wrote in court papers.
State police wrote in court papers that Simpson was sitting at a table in the kitchen holding the large knife to his throat when they made contact. He allegedly stated he wanted police to shoot him.
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In the end, police Tasered him and placed him into their custody.
In court Monday, Simpson’s family offered statements before the judge.
“For what you did, I can’t forgive you. It’s going to take a long time for forgiveness to come, or even start. But, I still love you,” Mary Taylor said in her written statement, the Doylestown Intelligencer reported.
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Simpson’s mother, according to the newspaper, said her son had never been in trouble before and made a “mistake.”
“This is a tragic case,” Walsh told LevittownNow.com.
