Columbia: Police say an 88-year-old central Missouri man accused of fatally stabbing his 86-year-old wife told investigators he didn't want the couple to be a burden on their family.
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports Donald Marvin Rowland was charged Friday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. The Boone County prosecutor requested cash-only bond of $1 million, but it wasn't clear if Rowland was jailed. Court records didn't list a lawyer.
Columbia police were called Friday afternoon to the couple's home after an adult daughter reported finding them in their bed.
Police said in a probable-cause statement that the wife, Betty Rowland, was stabbed in the chest and Donald Rowland had what appeared to be self-inflicted injuries.
A neighbor told the newspaper that Betty Rowland had recently had a stroke.
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports Donald Marvin Rowland was charged Friday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. The Boone County prosecutor requested cash-only bond of $1 million, but it wasn't clear if Rowland was jailed. Court records didn't list a lawyer.
Columbia police were called Friday afternoon to the couple's home after an adult daughter reported finding them in their bed.
A neighbor told the newspaper that Betty Rowland had recently had a stroke.
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