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Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Yahoo
80-year-old man accused of beating wife, 78, to death with a hammer after argument over his doctor
An 80-year-old man is behind bars after he allegedly killed his wife with a hammer inside their Maryland home. Vivian Stewart Nation was arrested on first-degree murder charges in the death of 78-year-old Beverly Rose Fletcher. Police responded to the couple's home at the Leisure World senior community in Montgomery County, Maryland, around 6 p.m. on Saturday to find Fletcher unresponsive. A hammer was still pressed against her neck and a bloodied knife and screwdriver were found nearby, according to court documents obtained by The Washington Post. Authorities said Fletcher had suffered multiple stab wounds and there were signs of blunt force trauma. Nation, who had blood on him at the scene, was taken in for questioning where he reportedly told detectives the couple had argued over an issue with his doctor before he pushed his wife to the ground. 'He then got on top of her and pushed a hammer against her throat, pressing the hammer down with both hands,' according to the court documents. Nation is being held without bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
Washington Post
07-07-2025
- Washington Post
80-year-old accused of killing wife with hammer in fight about doctor
An 80-year-old man killed his wife by attacking her with a hammer inside their apartment at the Leisure World community north of Washington, authorities alleged in court new court filings. Vivian Stewart Nation is charged with first-degree murder in Saturday's death of Beverly Rose Fletcher, 78. Montgomery County Police called to the scene found the hammer still on Fletcher's neck and two other possible weapons — a knife and screwdriver with blood on them — in a room nearby, according to police.
