SPRINGFIELD, Pa., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- An 88-year-old Philadelphia-area man charged with killing his demented wife after years of devoted care said he "had had enough," court documents say.
Ernest Rayfield is being held without bail in the hospital unit of the Delaware County jail on charges that include murder and aggravated manslaughter, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Police said Rayfield called his daughter Sunday after stabbing his wife, Mary, 87, in the home in Springfield they had shared for half a century. He told her what he had done, saying he "had had enough".
Friends and relatives say Mary Rayfield, who first showed signs of dementia 15 years ago, had recently turned violent. A neighbor said Rayfield told her Friday his wife hit him after he concealed the car keys.
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