Elderly D.C. man 'did not want to eat the pancakes' his wife made and allegedly stabbed her to death
12/15/2023 11:50 am PST
WASHINGTON (TCD) -- Police arrested an 85-year-old man this week on suspicion of fatally stabbing his 81-year-old wife because he didn’t want to eat the pancakes she cooked for him.
According to a news release from the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department, on Sunday, Dec. 10, at around 3:40 p.m., officers responded to a report of a possible stabbing in the 1300 block of Corcoran Street Northwest. Officers found Sharron Schwartz inside the apartment suffering from stab wounds.
Police said the victim’s husband, Steven Schwartz, sustained self-inflicted injuries. Both individuals were transported to hospitals, where Sharron Schwartz succumbed to her injuries.
Police allege Steven Schwartz killed his wife, and they arrested him on a charge of second-degree murder while armed.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, prosecutors believe Schwartz "did not want to eat the pancakes" his wife had made, and he allegedly "stabbed her in the back."
Schwartz was arraigned on Thursday, Dec. 14, and pleaded not guilty. A judge ordered him to remain held without bond until his next court date on Jan. 2, 2024.
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