Detroit man accused in brutal killing of his wife arraigned on first-degree murder charge
Detroit man claims he 'killed a demon' after wife's brutal death
Timothy Morgan, 68, of Detroit, is facing a first-degree murder charge after he allegedly stabbed his wife with a plastic sword before bludgeoning her with a pair of pliers.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Authorities say a Detroit man stabbed his wife repeatedly with a plastic sword before hitting her in the head with pliers, killing her.
Timothy Morgan, 68, is now facing a first-degree murder charge for the weekend attack.
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Morgan was arraigned on a single count of first-degree murder after he told police he killed his wife. He stood mute and entered a plea of not guilty.
The Detroit man appeared in district court after he confessed to killing his wife with a plastic sword over the weekend. An assistant prosecutor called the details of the case "one of the worst" she's ever seen.
The home that police entered after Morgan surrendered to police looked like it was "from a horror movie," according to the prosecutor.
Reading from a police report, she told the court that blood splatter was found throughout the apartment.
According to the police report, Morgan told officers he "killed the demon pretending to be my wife and I'm turning myself in."
Timothy Morgan, 68, of Detroit
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Morgan has no criminal history and has lived in other states before recently returning to Michigan, his court-appointed defense attorney told the judge.
"Clearly he is struggling with some mental illness," she said on Tuesday over Zoom.
Morgan's bond was denied due to a concern for to the public, the judge said.
His next court date is a probable cause conference on May 16.
The backstory:
Police said Morgan walked into a Detroit police precinct around 4:30 a.m. Sunday and said he killed his wife with a sword. He was detained while officers went to his home in the 18400 block of Conley Street.
At the home, officers found 67-year-old Kathryn Morgan suffering multiple stab wounds to her back and head. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Timothy Morgan stabbed Kathryn Morgan multiple times with a plastic sword before he struck her in the head with a pair of pliers.
The Source: Information from Detroit police and the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office was used to write this story.