Florida woman charged with murder after allegedly stabbing husband 140 times
A Florida woman has been charged with murdering her husband by allegedly stabbing him more than 140 times inside the kitchen of their home, a report said.
Appearing before a Palm Beach County judge yesterday via video conference, Joan Burke, 61, was charged with first-degree murder.
Burke allegedly attacked her husband inside the kitchen of their home in Palm Springs.
According to a police report, the victim, Melvin Weller, 62, was found by his 41-year-old stepson lying in a pool of blood in his Palm Springs residence on February 11.
The stepson called the police who later found multiple knives and a meat cleaver in the sink.
Burke was lying in her bed and did not say a word when police showed up.
She was hospitalized and later arrested following an investigation into the deadly stabbing.
An autopsy determined Weller was stabbed over 140 times and also suffered a skull fracture after being pummelled in the head with a meat cleaver.
Burke is being held without bond on a first-degree murder charge.
