Michael Juskin : 100-Year-Old Man Kills Wife With Axe in Murder-Suicide

Michael Juskin, a 100-year-old man killed his wife with an axe before committing suicide, police have said.

Michael Juskin had a “history of domestic issues” with his 88-year-old wife Rosalia, according to the prosecutor in the case.

But the motive for the attack remains under investigation, prosecutor John Molinelli said. Nobody else was believed to be in the home when the attack occurred.

According to local news reports, the bodies were found by a relative, possibly a son, who alerted police.

Reports also said Juskin had been suffering from dementia.

Neighbours told The Record newspaper that they often saw the couple out and about – Juskin walking a dog and his wife tending to her garden – but said they kept to themselves.

“They were always together, putzing around outside,” said Barbara Szczecina, who lives down the block.

She added the wife “used to be in her garden all the time”.

Agencies/Canadajournal