Sunday, August 29, 2010
By Cindy Scharr
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
SPRINGFIELD – An 88-year-old man is in custody for allegedly stabbing his seriously ill wife to death on Sunday.
Ernest Rayfield was arraigned on murder charges Sunday evening.
Police found the body of Rayfield’s wife, Mary, in their Madison Road home around 11:45 a.m. She had been stabbed, sources said.
Police believe the man snapped due to the stress of caring for his wife. He said he could not take it any more, according to court documents.
Rayfield was being held at George W. Hill Correctional Facility without bail.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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