A Naperville man released from a hospital Thursday repeatedly stabbed his mother with a 6-inch butcher knife after she offered to make him a sandwich, prosecutors and police said Friday.



The alleged attack resulted in "bone-chilling screams" heard by neighbors and was so intense that the knife blade snapped off its handle, prosecutors said.



Bail for Alexander R. Georg, 27, of the 1100 block of Spring Garden Circle, was set Friday at $1.5 million. Georg is charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery and aggravated domestic battery. The incident took place about 2:15 p.m. Thursday at the residence he and his mother share, according to the DuPage County state's attorney's office.



The 52-year-old victim was reported to be in stable condition in an intensive care unit at Edward Hospital in Naperville, where she was recovering from four knife wounds in the chest and neck, officials said.



Authorities said Georg's mother brought him home Thursday from Edward Hospital's Linden Oaks behavioral health facility in Naperville, where he had been a patient since July 31. At Georg's bond court appearance, Assistant State's Attorney Deb Brewer did not disclose the nature of Georg's hospitalization, and the hospital would not comment.



Naperville Police Sgt. Gregg Bell said police had responded to several calls to the residence, including one July 31 to assist Fire Department personnel. Bell declined to provide other information about the calls.



Bell said that after the two arrived home Thursday, the mother offered to make Georg a sandwich. Georg grabbed a knife and began chasing her around the kitchen, Brewer said. The woman fled outside, but Georg reportedly caught her in the driveway, pinned her to the ground and began stabbing her, Brewer said.



Brewer said the woman's screams alerted neighbors, who called police. Georg was standing in the driveway when police arrived, Brewer said.



Georg's mother was found across the street from her home. A blood-soaked blade of a butcher knife was found near where Georg was, police said.