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Cheryl Pate died after police allege she was stabbed in her neck by her husband

Authorities arrested her 93-year-old husband James Pate in connection with her death

Cheryl died from multiple sharp force injuries to her neck, the coroner's office said

A beloved grandmother and family matriarch was found bloodied on a pavement this week amid what her husband claims was a bitter divorce fight.

Cheryl Pate, 80, was found by officers responding to a report of a stabbing in Pekin, Ill., on Tuesday, Sep. 2, the Pekin Police Department said in a statement .

Pate was not named in the statement but was identified in a probable cause affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE.

Authorities promptly arrested her husband, 93-year-old James Pate, in connection with her death, Pekin police said.

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