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A person from Enola, Pennsylvania has been accused of killing his spouse on Christmas Eve — and making an attempt to make it appear to be she died by suicide.
Based on courtroom paperwork obtained by PennLive, Christopher Colbert, 39, bought into an argument along with his spouse, Tamara Colbert, on Saturday, and issues escalated uncontrolled. Per police, she fled upstairs after her husband tried to assault her with a knife. The altercation continued within the bed room, the place Colbert allegedly shot Tamara within the head. He’s additionally accused of strangling her, based on docs reviewed by Folks. She was additionally simply 39 years previous.
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After the horrific killing, Christopher reportedly referred to as his father in Florida and claimed Tamara had shot herself. As PennLive reported, he was apparently in an irrational state and “not finishing sentences” — inflicting his father to be frightened. Poppa then referred to as 911 to request police carry out a welfare test — and when police confirmed up on the house, they discovered Christopher sitting in his automobile within the couple’s storage. They observed blood on his head, a close-by pistol, and that he smelled of alcohol.
Shockingly, Christopher had deserted the charade. In a blood-stained letter found inside the house, he revealed he’d killed Tamara and deliberate to die by suicide as properly. Based on PennLive, the letter acknowledged:
“There is no such thing as a one I like greater than Tamara. She was my world and I ruined it. I’m so impossibly sorry, perceive that I didn’t kill her. She and I had a struggle. We weren’t doing properly.”
Addressing the actual fact they have been each alleged to be lifeless when cops arrived, he allegedly wrote:
“We each had tendencies to be indignant when issues went poorly. Writing any of that is foolish, since we’re lifeless, and I’m going to be seen because the trigger.”
Whoa. So, so tragic.
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Christopher has been charged with prison murder, aggravated assault, strangulation, and tampering with bodily proof. He has been denied bond, per courtroom information. His preliminary listening to is scheduled for January 12, and right now, it’s unclear whether or not he has issued a plea or retained a lawyer.
Police ask anybody with data concerning this case to contact Det. Coleen Redifer of Hampden Township Police at 717-761-2609.
For those who or somebody you recognize is experiencing home violence, assist is offered. Contemplate calling the Nationwide Home Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233, or textual content START to 88788, or go to https://www.thehotline.org/. For those who or somebody you recognize is considering suicide, assist is offered. Contemplate contacting the 988 Suicide & Disaster Lifeline at 988, by calling, texting, or chatting, or go to 988lifeline.org.
[Image via Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office]
