Sunday, August 29, 2010
By Cindy Scharr
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
SPRINGFIELD – An 88-year-old man is in custody for allegedly stabbing his seriously ill wife to death on Sunday.
Ernest Rayfield was arraigned on murder charges Sunday evening.
Police found the body of Rayfield’s wife, Mary, in their Madison Road home around 11:45 a.m. She had been stabbed, sources said.
Police believe the man snapped due to the stress of caring for his wife. He said he could not take it any more, according to court documents.
Rayfield was being held at George W. Hill Correctional Facility without bail.
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