An 80 -year -old man is behind bars after presumably killing his spouse with a hammer of their Maryland residence.
Vivian Stewart Nation was arrested with first -grade homicide accusations for the demise of the 78 -year -old Beverly Rose Fletcher.
The police responded to the couple’s home on the Senior Leisure Senior Community in Montgomery County, Maryland, round 18:00 on Saturday to search out Fletcher who doesn’t reply.
A hammer was nonetheless pressed towards his neck and a bloody knife and a screwdriver have been discovered close by, in line with the paperwork of the courtroom obtained by THE Washington Post.
Vivian Stewart Nation was arrested on accusations of first occasion homicide for the demise of the 78 -year -old Beverly Rose Fletcher (Police Department of the County Montgomery)
The authorities stated that Fletcher had undergone extra stabbed accidents and there have been indicators of blunt trauma.
The nation, who had blood on him on the scene, was welcomed to be questioned the place, in line with what was reported, he informed investigators that the couple had mentioned an issue along with his physician earlier than pushing his spouse on the bottom.
“Then he acquired on her and pushed a hammer towards her throat, urgent the hammer with each palms”, in line with the courtroom paperwork.
The nation is held with out bonds and will seem in courtroom on Monday.
