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‎A 93-year-old man has been charged with murdering his wife and he allegedly told police he slashed her throat because he “couldn’t take it anymore.”

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‎James Pate told police in Pekin, Illinois, that he and his wife, Cheryl Pate, 80, got into a fight in their car on Tuesday, September 2, when he struck her then pulled a knife out of the center console and cut her throat, according to an affidavit.

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‎James Pate was found covered in blood at the scene, and admitted to cops in an interview that he and Cheryl Pate were planning to get a divorce and his pent-up anger at her exploded, the documents said.

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‎He told cops he “couldn’t take it anymore,” according to the affidavit. It was not clear how long they had been married.

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‎Cheryl Pate was found with no pulse and was pronounced de@d at a nearby hospital.

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‎An autopsy by the Peoria County Coroner’s Office confirmed she di£d from multiple sharp, blunt-force injuries “that were incompatible with life and unsurvivable.”

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‎James Pate was charged with first-degree murd£r, the Pekin Police Department said.

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‎The Tazewell County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed a petition to deny his pretrial release.

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