93 year old man murders his 95 year old wife

[talisman]

The thrill is gone. Wonder how long they were married? Crazy.


KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A 93-year-old man accused of killing his wife thought he had also stabbed himself to death and asked paramedics en route to the hospital "why I am I still awake?" authorities said on Wednesday.
Harry Irwin is charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his 95-year-old wife, Grace, in south Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said.

A daughter of the couple found Grace Irwin bleeding on a bed and Harry Irwin laying still in a recliner with knife in his hand, according to a probable cause statement filed by detectives in the case.

Harry Irwin had apparently slit his wrists and plunged a knife into his chest, detectives said in the statement. Grace Irwin was pronounced dead at the scene.

On the way to the hospital, police said Irwin stated: "Yes, I killed her then killed myself. Why am I awake?"

Irwin said he tried to stab himself in the heart but he must have aimed too low and hit a rib, according to the probable cause statement.

He also said his wife was arguing and screaming at him all night and that he couldn't take it anymore, the statement said.

"Given the facts, a murder charge was warranted," Baker said. "No victim deserves someone else deciding when they will die."

Harry Irwin remained in the hospital on Wednesday night, authorities said.

[Vertnut]

So you give him a "life" sentence?

[downshift_me]

She was either a good woman if it took that long to get tired of her or he figured he'd lived enough now to say screw it. I will say a lot of women that age are meaner than hell.

[JP135]

So you give him a "life" sentence?

Which should be sometime before the end next week.

[1carcrazyguy]

Terrible deal.


But in honor of the forum....."One of dese days, POW! Right in the kisser!"

[line-em-up]

"That bitch drove me crazy"

[GeorgeG.]

at some point, every woman is going to figure out that a man has his limits until they get tires of their crap.

[Ruffdaddy]

at some point, every woman is going to figure out that a man has his limits until they get tires of their crap.

In the context of this post...that statement makes you sound terrible.

[Jewmadbro?]

at some point, every woman is going to figure out that a man has his limits until they get tires of their crap.

Yeah just ask Mikec

[bcoop]

I can't believe at that age, two people still have enough energy to get so worked up in an argument, that they kill the other person involved.

[GeorgeG.]

In the context of this post...that statement makes you sound terrible.

crap...I didn't realize that till now. I just meant that there are woman out there that act like their sole purpose is to drive a man to his tipping point.

I wouldn't wish death on anybody.

[Sleeper]

Id rather die at home being stabbed to death, than rot in a nursing home.

[8mpg]

Wait a second guys... I have seen a couple of these murder suicides by old people and they often are not anger based but based out of love.

For all we know the lady could have had dementia, Alzheimers, pain, etc that the old man decided to put her out of her misery and then turned on himself so they could die together.

[Treasure Chest]

Wait a second guys... I have seen a couple of these murder suicides by old people and they often are not anger based but based out of love.

For all we know the lady could have had dementia, Alzheimers, pain, etc that the old man decided to put her out of her misery and then turned on himself so they could die together.

Or she was arguing and screaming at him all night, and he couldn't take it anymore.

[8mpg]

Or she was arguing and screaming at him all night, and he couldn't take it anymore.

Could be... I would think if he just wanted to kill her, he wouldnt have tried to kill himself. I could be wrong, we are all assuming. I just wanted to share that there is another side that I have seen a few times that we dont always think about.