Winnipeg police responded to a check on welfare at a suite in a residential complex in the 1700 block of Henderson Highway on July 21st.
Police arrived to find Hans George Scheppner, 85, deceased. The victim’s wife Anne-Dore Maria Scheppner, 73, was arrested at the scene and charged with second degree murder.
Police believe the death was the result of an argument that escalated and lead to the stabbing on the evening of July 15.