NEWPORT, Maine (AP) - A Maine man has been charged with killing his wife, state police said.
Police found Anielka Allen, 37, dead in her Newport home on Thursday. They charged her husband, Frederick Allen, 40, with murder. The couple had been living at the home since 2012.
Police said the death was a domestic violence homicide, but released no further details. An autopsy was planned.
Frederick Allen was taken to the Penobscot County Jail. He was expected to make his first court appearance Friday. It was not immediately known if he had a lawyer who could speak on his behalf.
Police said it is the state’s first homicide of the year.
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