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Clarence Woman Stabbed to Death by Husband

By Associated Press

Clarence, NY – A Clarence man has been charged with second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing his wife to death in their home in the town's upscale Spaulding Lake neighborhood.

State police say Norris Wells, 59, stabbed his wife Lynn, 58, Thursday morning at their home. When police arrived, they found Norris outside the house. His wife was found inside, along with the couple's son, who had suffered minor wounds while trying to defend his mother.

Lynn Wells was taken to the Erie County Medical Center, where she later died.

Police say the son's girlfriend and the couple's daughter were also at the home when the stabbing occurred.

State police are still looking into a motive.