58-year-old woman used vase to murder her 93-year-old husband at 2am, cops say

A woman in North Carolina is facing first-degree murder charges for allegedly beating her 93-year-old husband to death with a vase.

Yorleni Shoff, 58, allegedly beat her husband, Richard, with a vase at their home in Salisbury, North Carolina around 2 am on April 9, according to the Charlotte Observer.

“The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Meadow Lane in Salisbury after 58-year-old Yorleni Shoff called 911 to report that her husband, 93-year-old Richard Shoff, was lying on the floor bleeding,” the sheriff's office said in a statement.

When deputies arrived, they found Richard Shoff on the floor of his home, unresponsive. The sheriff's statement says deputies found a "significant amount of blood indicating an assault had occurred."

Yorleni Shoff was initially arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. Her husband spent nine days in the hospital before dying from his injuries. Her charges were then upgraded to first-degree murder.

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Deputies found Yorleni Shoff at a Salisbury hotel and arrested her without incident on April 21.

“Detectives obtained a search warrant for the residence and recovered a broken vase believed to have been used as the weapon in the assault,” the sheriff’s office said. “Based on the evidence collected and the findings of the investigation, his death is being investigated as a homicide because of the injuries sustained during the assault.”

Yorlenia Shoff is being held without bond at the Rowan County Detention Center.

Her first court appearance for the murder charge is scheduled for April 22.

The investigation remains active. Anyone with information is asked to call Lieutenant Ryan Barkley (704-216-8711) or Sergant Kevin Holshouser (704-216-8683) of the Rowan County Sheriff's Office.