A Detroit man is being charged with murder after police say he stabbed his wife multiple times with a plastic sword and hit her with pliers.
According to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, 68-year-old Timothy Morgan is charged with first-degree murder in the case.
Police were called to the home on Conley St. on the city's east side early Sunday morning for a reported stabbing.
Watch below: Police speak after man claims he killed his wife with a sword early Sunday morning
They found the victim, 67-year-old Kathryn Morgan, unresponsive with multiple stab wounds to the back and head.
Police say the suspect stabbed Kathryn multiple times with a plastic sword before hitting her in the head with a pair of pliers, fatally wounding her.
Timothy later turned himself in to the Detroit Police's 11th Precinct.
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