A South Florida woman is behind bars after allegedly stabbing her husband.
The Boca Raton Police Department said on Tuesday that 58-year-old Terry L Taylor was arrested earlier this week and charged with second-degree murder in the death of her husband Stanley Taylor.
The police department said it responded to the 3300 block of Jaywood Terrace on Monday morning local time for a medical emergency.
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According to the police department, Terry contacted a neighbor and asked the neighbor to call 911 because Stanley fell on a knife.
Officers found Stanley suffering from a stab wound to his torso. While he was transported to a local hospital for treatment, he stated that his wife, Terry, stabbed him and tried to kill him.
Stanley died of his injuries at the hospital.
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When questioned by police, Terry told detectives that she got into a physical altercation with Stanley and during the altercation, there was a struggle over a wooden cane.
Terry said she reached for another cane nearby and "went at him with it." The cane was an illegal brass cane with a sharp point on the tip. Terry noted that she may have injured Stanley by striking him with the cane.
After obtaining a search warrant, police were able to examine the home and the cane, which revealed the grip of the cane could be unscrewed from the shaft, revealing an attachment to a blade.
Police noted it was apparent that the blade had been wiped.
Terry is being held in the Palm Beach County Jail without bail.
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