Friday, August 13, 2010

Newport News, VA: Woman charged with killing husband

Woman, 58, accused of stabbing her husband to death
August 12, 2010|By Mike Holtzclaw and Peter Dujardin, mholtzclaw@dailypress.com | (757) 928-6479
NEWPORT NEWS — A 56-year-old man was stabbed to death in Newport News early this morning, and his wife has been charged with first-degree murder.

Betty Ellis-Gholson, 58, was arrested late Thursday morning and charged in the death of her husband, Larry Gholson.

The homicide — the 18th in the city this year — occurred just after 1 a.m. at a residence in the 700 block of 30th Street. Gholson was found at the front door of the residence with at least one stab wound to the upper torso. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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