The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office has
announced a man is charged with murder, among other charges, after
police say he stabbed his wife to death in what may have been a mercy killing.
According to police, they
were called to an assisted living facility Sunday night in Mount Laurel.
Police say they found Sharon
Mook, 82, dead from multiple stab wounds. The man, Dan Mook, 84, also had stab wounds
that were self-inflicted. He was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden following the
incident.
The wife was deceased when discovered in their bedroom. An autopsy ruled
the cause of death to be multiple stab and slash wounds.
Police believe he may have killed his wife because she was in poor health and was concerned she was suffering.