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DA wants life without parole for man accused of stabbing wife, vacuuming blood
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County District Attorney's Office filed for life without parole for a man accused of stabbing his wife and cleaning her blood with a vacuum and a household cleaner in 2021.
Robert Washington was charged with first-degree murder, and he is being held without bond. The district attorney's office filed Life Without Parole for Washington on Thursday.
In October 2021, police said that Robert Washington and his wife, Trenecia Brown, were arguing in their apartment near Jefferson and Danny Thomas. Police said that they found a woman inside the apartment living room, sitting on a loveseat, covered in blood and unresponsive.
ORIGINAL: Police say man stabbed wife, tried to vacuum blood
According to police, they observed blood throughout the apartment as well as Brown having multiple cuts and stab wounds. Memphis Fire said they pronounced her dead on the scene, as she was unable to survive her said that investigators noted Brown to have sharp force trauma to both the front and back of her torso as well as trauma to her right arm.
According to police, Washington was taken to 170 N. Main for questioning, and he waived his Miranda rights.
He reportedly told police that he stabbed Brown in the course of arguing with her. It's unclear what sparked the argument. Investigators said that Washington told them he tried to clean the blood in the apartment with a vacuum and Fabuloso cleaner.
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