Woman accused of stabbing husband 140 times in Florida home

Published February 22, 2022 5:34 AM

PALM SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Police say a 61-year-old Florida woman stabbed her physically disabled husband more than 140 times and hit him on the head with a meat cleaver to make sure he was dead. Palm Springs police arrested Joan Burke on Sunday on a charge of first-degree murder. Melvin Weller’s stepson found his body Feb. 11 in a pool of blood on the couple’s kitchen floor. A police report said a bloody knife and meat cleaver were in the sink. Burke was found in a bedroom with cuts to both her palms, news outlets reported. A lawyer for Burke wasn’t listed on jail records.

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