Georghiou’s father was hospitalized in critical condition after the attack. His condition has been upgraded to fair, hospital officials said Monday.
Georghiou is being held without bond on charges of murder and aggravated assault on a family member. He has a court appearance scheduled for Thursday.
At the time of the stabbing attack, Georghiou’s bond had been revoked by a judge after he missed a court hearing last week in the assault case in which he faced a charge of injury to an elderly individual for allegedly punching his mother inside his car in April and knocking out one of her front teeth.
It was the second time that Georghiou had been arrested for an assault on his mother. In 2014, he was sentenced to three years in state prison after pleading guilty to a charge of injury to an elderly individual for punching his mother, leaving her with broken teeth and a swollen left eye. He also had prior arrests for drug possession and aggravated robbery.
Wilner said Georghiou “loved his mother” and that his parents had struggled for years to get him help for his mental health issues.
“They tried everything they could for him,” the attorney said.
Georghiou’s parents bailed him out of jail on Sept. 6.
“I thought everything was OK when he bonded out,” Wilner said.
Cloud said investigators are still determining a motive for the stabbing attack.
Although Georghiou’s parents posted his bail, Jane Georghiou had a protective order in place that barred him from the mother and father’s home.
“Obviously we can’t be with every victim throughout the day or night or when they are having interactions with family members or loved ones,” Cloud said. “We don’t have a crystal ball.”
Georghiou’s behavior was a “consistent pattern for him and the violence escalated,” the prosecutor said.