A 93-year-old man charged with murdering his spouse allegedly instructed police he slashed her throat as a result of he “couldn’t take it anymore.”
James Pate instructed police in Pekin, Illinois, that he and his spouse, Cheryl Pate, 80, received right into a combat of their automobile on Tuesday when he struck her — then pulled a knife out of the middle console and lower her throat, in line with an affidavit obtained by 25 Information Now.
James Pate was discovered lined in blood on the scene, and admitted to cops in an interview that he and Cheryl Pate had been planning to break up — and his pent-up anger at her exploded, the docs mentioned.
He instructed cops he “couldn’t take it anymore,” in line with the affidavit. It was not clear how lengthy they’d been married.
Cheryl Pate was discovered with no pulse and was pronounced lifeless at a close-by hospital.
An post-mortem by the Peoria County Coroner’s Workplace confirmed she died from a number of sharp, blunt-force accidents “that had been incompatible with life and unsurvivable.”
James Pate was charged with first-degree homicide, the Pekin Police Division mentioned.
The Tazewell County State’s Lawyer’s Workplace has filed a petition to disclaim his pretrial launch.
