Robert Greg Stout, 53, was rushed to Deaconess Hospital from his North Libby Avenue home on March 5, 2011, after suffering severe injuries. Family members told hospital staff the injuries were not accidental and said he had been punched by his son, Robert Brent Stout, during an altercation earlier that day. Doctors could not save him; the state medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from blunt force trauma consistent with a severe beating.

Court filings later charged the son with first-degree manslaughter, alleging repeated punches during a heated argument caused the fatal injuries. The son’s prior convictions for assault with a dangerous weapon and controlled-substance offenses were noted in charging documents. In February 2012, media reports said the son was arrested on a separate domestic abuse complaint, and authorities confirmed he was facing manslaughter charges in his father’s death.

What details about that March afternoon or the family’s circumstances could help explain how an argument turned deadly?