Pennsylvania man accused of killing wife with fireplace poker in jealous rage

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A Pennsylvania man allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death with a fireplace poker because she was “spending time” with another man, authorities said.

Daniel Barrett has been charged with criminal homicide for brutally murdering his wife Mary Susan Barrett in their Plymouth home on Saturday, the Citizen’s Voice newspaper reported.

Barrett confessed to police on Monday. He said he got into a heated argument with his wife and accused her of cheating on him.

Mary Barrett, an Air Force veteran, admitted she was “spending time” with another man, and her husband lost control, punching her in the face and knocking her to the ground, according to a criminal complaint obtained by the outlet.

Barrett then repeatedly beat his wife with a fireplace poker and stabbed her in the lower back with a knife multiple times, court papers allege.

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