I think as a society we have evolved past the lynch mob mentality.
From the potted fact pattern so far provided, to me this seems highly unlikely to end in a murder conviction.
The facts potted that I see are man goes to sleep, son brings knife to house early in the morning, son stabs father while he sleeps. These are the facts of the event so far reported. What is unknown is the degree of mental illness involved and whether drugs contributed to the event. It is entirely likely that the accused is assessed as knowing full well what he was doing and the ramifications of his act.
Edit - should say my comments are only discussing 'reporting' so far and the conclusions which may be drawn from that in direct contrast to the post I was quoting.
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