Cops: Man stabbed roommate, 81, over TV volume

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - March 24, 2012 (WPVI) -- An elderly New Hampshire man is accused of stabbing his 81-year-old roommate in an argument over the volume on their television.

Manchester police say they were called to the apartment late Thursday night, where they found the victim holding a bloody cloth to his chest.

Police tell WMUR-TV that the victim said his 63-year-old roommate stabbed him once in the chest with a knife in a dispute over the TV volume.

Authorities say the victim was taken to a hospital for injuries not considered life-threatening. His roommate is charged with first-degree assault.

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Information from: WMUR-TV, http://wmur.com

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