80-year-old allegedly pushed hammer against wife's throat and killed her at senior living facility
07/07/2025 1:16 pm PDT
SILVER SPRING, Md. (TCN) -- An 80-year-old man stands accused of killing his wife at a senior living facility after an argument about his doctor.
According to the Montgomery County Police Department, on July 5, officers responded to an apartment at Leisure World, a community for senior citizens, where they located 78-year-old Beverly Fletcher with multiple stab wounds and possible blunt force trauma. She was pronounced deceased at the scene.
An autopsy revealed Fletcher died of multiple sharp force injuries, and her death was ruled a homicide.
Police made contact with Fletcher's husband and suspect, Vivian Nation, inside the apartment. According to WDCA-TV, Nation told authorities that he and his wife got into an argument about an issue with his physician. During the altercation, Nation reportedly said he pushed Fletcher to the ground and pushed a hammer against her neck. Inside the residence, officers reportedly recovered a hammer, a knife, and a screwdriver with Nation's blood.
Nation was taken into custody and faces a charge of first-degree murder.
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