Lethbridge Man Charged With First-Degree Murder in Wife’s Death

Lethbridge Man Charged With First-Degree Murder in Wife’s Death
An Edmonton Police car parks at the site of an investigation in front of the Matrix Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, on Oct. 1, 2017. Candace Elliott/Reuters
The Canadian Press
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Police in Lethbridge, Alta., have charged a 59-year-old man with first degree murder in his wife’s death.

David Albert Dragland is accused of stabbing Shelley Dragland multiple times with a kitchen knife in a home in the southern Alberta city.

Police say they responded to a report of a disturbance at the home just after 11 p.m. on Tuesday.

There, they discovered Shelley Dragland who had sustained multiple stab wounds.

While first responders attended to Dragland, the 59-year-old woman was declared dead at the scene.

The accused was arrested outside the home without incident and remains in custody.

He is set to appear in court next week.