An elderly
Missouri man reportedly let his temper get the best of him when an argument
between him and his wife took a turn for the worst.
via NBC News
Harry Irwin is charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his
95-year-old wife, Grace, in south
Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said Wednesday.
A
daughter of the couple found Grace Irwin
bleeding on a bed and Harry Irwin
laying still in a recliner with knife in his hand, according to a probable
cause statement filed by detectives in the case.
Harry Irwin had apparently slit his wrists and plunged a knife into his chest,
detectives said in the statement. Grace
Irwin was pronounced dead at the scene.
On the
way to the hospital, police said Irwin
stated: “Yes, I killed her then killed myself. Why am I awake?” Irwin said he tried to stab himself in
the heart but he must have aimed too low and hit a rib, according to the
probable cause statement.
He also
said his wife was arguing and screaming at him all night and that he couldn’t
take it anymore, the statement said.
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