GOODYEAR, AZ — A 92-year-old man has been arrested in Goodyear for allegedly killing his wife, police say.
Goodyear police were called to a home near Bullard Avenue and Indian School Road on Monday for a report of a deceased person.
The reporting party was the man's son, who had come to check on his father, identified as John Robinson Biggs Jr., because he had been showing signs and symptoms of dementia.
When officers arrived, they found his father's wife, 89-year-old Jane Theresa Biggs, deceased in a bedroom of the home.
Police say Jane showed signs of trauma.
Biggs faces three charges, which include second-degree murder, aggravated assault with serious physical injury and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
According to state prosecutors, during an initial appearance on Saturday, Biggs "stabbed his wife to death... and tried taking pills after to end his life," they said.
He is being held on a $1 million bond.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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