An elderly man allegedly cut the throat of his wife after an argument broke out between them following their plans to file for divorce .

James Pate, 93, is charged with the first-degree murder of his wife, 80-year-old Cheryl Pate, according to the Pekin Police Department. The violence in the small Illinois city broke out on Tuesday – when the husband's "pent up anger" apparently sprang loose.

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The married couple were in their vehicle – with James Pate driving – when an argument broke out, per an affidavit from the Tazewell County Circuit Clerk. They were planning to file for divorce, and the suspect later expressed how he had repressed rage and "coul

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