California Man Admits to Killing Wife With an Axe

An 85-year-old California man was arrested after he allegedly killed his 55-year-old wife with an axe.

According to Sheriff Deputy Keith Ho, James Che Ming Lu called the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Temple Station early Sunday morning to report that he had just killed his wife.

Investigators said that a domestic dispute had occurred that eventually led to Lu striking his wife with an axe.

When deputies arrived they found Lu's wife with multiple stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lu was then taken into police custody, where he is currently being held on $1 million bail.

After searching the home, detectives confirmed that there was an axe in the East Pasadena home, and that it was likely the murder weapon.

According to Lu's son, who lived with his parents and pulled the axe out of his father's hands while he attacked his mother, Lu worked as a carpenter, which is why he had the axe.

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