WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Palm Springs girl who was arrested within the violent and deadly attack of her husband earlier this 12 months will spend a number of many years in jail.
Joan P. Burke, 62, was sentenced Tuesday to 35 years in jail after pleading responsible.
She was arrested on Feb. 19 on a cost of first-degree homicide after police stated she stabbed Melvin Weller, 62, more than 140 times and bludgeoned him with a meat cleaver.
When officers arrived after the assault, they discovered Weller on the ground, surrounded by a pool of blood that coated more than half of the kitchen.
Officers seen blood spatters and smears on the partitions, kitchen cupboards and counters. A few knives and a meat cleaver had been within the kitchen sink.
Police discovered Burke mendacity in mattress in the master suite alert and acutely aware however remained mute. She was taken to JFK Hospital the place she was evaluated earlier than being taken to jail.
An post-mortem revealed that Weller suffered more than 140 stab wounds throughout his physique.
Investigators stated he additionally had a cranium fracture brought on by a blow from a meat cleaver to the fitting rear space of his head.
It is unclear what prompted the violent assault.