Police: Dad slashed throat of 5-year-old daughter, killing her (Hoodsport, Washington)

UNNAMED DAD has been arrested in a fatal knife-attack on his 5-year-old daughter. Little detail is available yet.

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Man suspected in knife-attack death of daughter

by KYLE MOORE and TERESA YUAN / KING 5 News

KING5.com

Posted on June 28, 2010 at 6:19 AM

Updated today at 7:08 AM

HOODSPORT, Wash. -- A five-year-old girl is dead after sheriff's deputies say her father slashed her throat while vacationing at Lake Cushman in Mason County Sunday evening.

"I've been in the business for 37 years. This is probably one of the most horrific incidents I've been involved with," said Chief Deputy Dean Byrd, Mason County Sheriff's Office.

Authorities say the family was vacationing from British Columbia and had only been at Lake Cushman for a couple of days.

Dispatchers received a 911 call from someone at the house around 6:30 p.m.

Deputies say initially the information was a bit confusing. The first call came in as someone was accidentally hurt. Then changed it to an 18-year-old was cut with a knife.

But then on route to the scene, deputies received information that a father allegedly cut his young daughter.

When deputies arrived they found a 29-year-old father on the front steps. Inside they found a 5-year-old girl whose throat had been slashed.

According to investigators, the father became upset with his daughter and took the knife to her neck.

Authorities say the father then notified the rest of the family of his actions.

"Our emergency response workers as well as our officers are pretty upset about this. Anytime a child's life is taken it's just horrific. Our sympathy goes out to the family," said Chief Deputy Byrd.

Authorities say the father did cooperate with police. He's being held at the Mason County jail for investigation of murder.

KING 5 has learned other members of the family, including the girl's mother, were in the house at the time of the incident and were not hurt. A chaplain was called in to help.

Authorities have not released the name of the victim or the father.