Suspect charged with murder after four killed in Illinois stabbing attack

Christian Soto, 22, tells detectives he became paranoid after smoking marijuana provided by one of victims

A man in northern Illinois has been charged with murder following a stabbing attack that left four people dead which he told detectives happened after he became paranoid smoking marijuana given to him by one of the victims, authorities said.

Police said that Christian Soto, 22, has been charged with multiple counts of murder, intent to kill and home invasion after the stabbings on Wednesday in Rockford, 90 miles north-west of Chicago. The attacks also left seven people injured.