Wisconsin husband says he fatally stabbed wife to stop her suffering: reports

A Wisconsin man claimed he fatally stabbed his spouse to cease her struggling, in line with native reviews.

Braeden Ward, 48, was arrested Could 18 after a short standoff with police, Greenfield police stated. He was charged with first-degree intentional murder with using a harmful weapon within the dying of his spouse, Jamie Ward, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

A relative known as authorities and informed them Ward known as her and informed her that he stabbed his spouse within the throat about 10 days earlier and her physique was nonetheless on the couple’s residence, the Journal Sentinel reported, citing police and a prison grievance.  

The physique of the 50-year-old sufferer was discovered and Braeden Ward was later arrested, police stated in a press launch.

The husband informed police that his spouse suffered from continual ache and began to speak about killing herself a couple of yr in the past along with his assist, the Journal Sentinel reported.

Then on Could 3, Braeden Ward stated his spouse requested him to finish her life so he stabbed her within the neck with a big knife, the newspaper reported, after which an hour later he then stabbed her within the abdomen and legs as a result of he stated he thought he wanted to empty the blood from her physique.

Court docket data additionally point out the husband informed police he used followers and washed the decomposing physique when it started to odor, in line with FOX 6 Milwaukee.

“The prison grievance earlier than the courtroom is frankly one of the ugly and disturbing prison complaints I’ve ever seen in a murder case,” stated Susan Roth, a Milwaukee County courtroom commissioner, in line with the TV station.