A client has been arrested for stabbing to death his psychiatrist in an alley behind his holistic practice in Kansas.
Achutha Reddy, 57, was attacked on Wednesday evening at the Holistic Psychiatry Services clinic in Wichita.
Wichita Country Club reported a suspicious person with blood on him who was sitting in a vehicle in the parking lot.
Umar Rashid Dutt, 21, was booked on Thursday morning, according to jail records.
Achutha Reddy, 57, pictured left, was stabbed to death on Wednesday evening at 7pm at the Holistic Psychiatry Services clinic in Wichita, Kansas. One of Reddy’s clients Umar Rashid Dutt, 21, pictured right, was booked on Thursday morning, according to jail records
The attack took place in the alley outside of the Holistic Psychiatric Services clinic where Reddy allegedly treated Dutt
Dutt was allegedly Reddy’s client, but that authorities do not know what prompted the attack.
Police said the suspect and Reddy had been seen entering the clinic together earlier in the day.
The suspect left and later returned, and the two entered an office together.
The office manager heard a disturbance, found the client assaulting the doctor and tried to intervene, allowing Reddy to flee the building.
The suspect followed Reddy into the alley where the doctor was stabbed multiple times, Ojile said.
No charges have been filed, but Dutt is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder. Investigators expect the case to be presented to the district attorney’s office on Friday
Reddy died as a result of the stab wounds.
The practice released a statement about the incident: ‘Dr. Reddy was an amazing, compassionate man that was kind and loving to anyone he met. He had a gift of knowing what each and everyone of us needed and gave it freely.
‘The senselessness of this action bears heavy on all of our souls but knowing him we have to believe in his principles and he would tell us this was his destiny.’
No charges have been filed, but Dutt is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder.
Ojile said investigators expect the case to be presented to the district attorney’s office on Friday.