BETHLEHEM TWP., Pa. – Authorities charged a man with homicide after he cut his wife’s throat in Northampton County Tuesday, the county DA’s office said.
He also admitted to then attacking his wife with a knife and hammer, to make sure she was dead, according to a news release from the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office.
Bethlehem Township police officers were sent to the 2100 block of Third Street in Bethlehem for a welfare check around 8:30 a.m. after a family member told police that they were worried about the residents, according to the news release.
Officers announced themselves as police and tried to gain access to the home, the DA’s office said.
Police encountered James Christopher Frank, who said his wife, Deborah Glaser, was dead in the bathroom, according to the news release. Police saw multiple stab wounds on Glaser, according to the DA’s office.
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Officers also found various cutting instruments, including knives, razor blades, and box cutters, along with a hammer and a mallet, in the bathroom, the DA’s office said in its news release.
Frank told police he used a steak knife to cut Glaser’s throat, according to the DA’s office. He also admitted to using a knife and hammer to attack his wife, estimating he did so approximately 10 times, the DA’s office said.
Frank said the purpose of these actions was to ensure Glaser was dead, according to the news release.
Frank was arraigned Tuesday and charged with homicide.
Some people in the neighborhood that we spoke with off camera told us they weren’t too familiar with the homeowner and didn’t even know something had happened until they saw police cars.