A Florida woman has been charged with first-degree murder after police say she allegedly stabbed her husband more than 140 times.
Highlights
- Joan Burke, 61, who is being held without bond, appeared before a Palm Beach County judge on Sunday via video conference.
- Police say they responded to Burke’s home on the evening of February 11 after receiving a call from a man who identified himself as the son of the suspect.
- The caller said he had arrived home from work and discovered the body of his stepfather, Melvin Weller, 62, lying on the kitchen floor in a pool of blood.
- CNN affiliate WPTV: Joan Burke’s attorney for comment has not responded to the request for comment by the woman’s attorney.
- Read more on WPTV.com/video-video-anchor.