An 85-year-old man from Washington, D.C. was arrested on Thursday for allegedly killing his 81-year-old wife during an argument over pancakes, according to federal prosecutors per NBC News. Steven Schwartz is accused of fatally stabbing his wife, Sharron Schwartz, at their home on Sunday, as reported by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

Steven Schwartz

“did not want to eat the pancakes she made and stabbed her in the back,”

the U.S. attorney’s office said in a statement announcing the arrest.

Police were called to a stabbing incident at 3:40 p.m. When they arrived they discovered Sharron Schwartz with injuries and Steven Schwartz with self-inflicted injuries. Both individuals were transported to a hospital, where Sharron Schwartz later passed away. According to a police affidavit filed in the district criminal case, Steven Schwartz stated that he has a strong dislike for food, and his wife was attempting to make him eat, which led to an argument.

Steven Schwartz told police that he suffers from a condition related to food aversion and depression. He expressed remorse, stating that his wife did not deserve to die and that he wished he had died instead.

During a following interview with investigators, Schwartz disclosed that he and his wife had been married for 40 years and that he loved her deeply. He also mentioned that he had hoped the act of killing his wife was a figment of his imagination, according to another police document submitted to the court. Schwartz explained that he was in the process of recovering from a stroke at the time of the incident.

The U.S. attorney’s office has charged Steven Schwartz with second-degree murder while armed. A Superior Court judge, after a hearing on Thursday, ordered that Schwartz be held without bail.

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