Son is accused of stabbing photographer

British photojournalist Paul Lowe’s teenage son has been charged with murder.

Mr. Lowe, 61, an award-winning photographer who covered conflicts including the siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War (1992-95), was found stabbed to death on a hiking trail in California on Saturday.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that his 19-year-old son Emir has been charged with murder.

Records from the Los Angeles County coroner revealed that Mr. Lowe had been stabbed in the neck, the PA reports.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told PA: “The District Attorney’s Office has filed a murder charge against suspect Emir Lowe for the murder of his father, Christian Paul Lowe.”

“There is no further information available at this time.”

Emir Lowe will make his first court appearance at the West Covina Courthouse on Wednesday, the department added.

According to police, the incident occurred around 3:28 p.m. on Mount Baldy Road, near Stoddard Canyon Falls.

A statement from the sheriff’s department said officers responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon and found a “white male adult with trauma to his upper body.”

Mr Lowe was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services.

The Sheriff’s Department added: “A white male adult was seen driving away from the scene and subsequently being involved in a solo traffic accident a few miles away. The man has been detained pending further investigation.”

King’s College London, where Mr Lowe was a visiting professor of war studies, said the celebrated photojournalist would be “deeply missed”.

“It is with deep sadness that we have received the news of the death of Professor Paul Lowe,” said one Statement published on X read.

“Paul was a visiting professor in the Department of War Studies, a professor of photojournalism at the University of the Arts London and an award-winning photojournalist at the VII Academy. A friend, colleague and collaborator whose work has had a major impact on the tour de force While we were exploring the Siege of Sarajevo and coming to terms with its legacy, we had the privilege of collaborating with him on several projects related to art and reconciliation.

“His boundless energy, warmth, creativity, initiative and enthusiasm were infectious and uniquely inspiring. We will miss him very much.”

“We extend our deepest condolences to his family at this difficult time.”