WATERBURY, CT — A 81-year-old man is being charged with murder after he strangled a 76-year-old woman at a Waterbury nursing home, according to police.
John Jensen was arrested Saturday on several charges including strangulation after he choked Patricia Way. Way died Sunday, according to WFSB.
Jensen and Way were both residents of Autumn Lake Healthcare. They were described by police as being in a romantic relationship, according to NBC Connecticut.
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A staff member told police she rushed to a room when someone yelled that a man was choking a woman with a scarf. Staff members said Jensen later said that Way was "evil" and "had to die."
He told police that Way was taking advantage of him and thought of ways to kill her.
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