Connecticut man killed bedridden wife, kept body in home

49-year-old John Dewees Jr. was charged on Tuesday with first-degree manslaughter for killing his wife, 45-year-old Anja Dewees. He threw her into a bathtub, punched her in the head, and carried her to bed and went to sleep. He woke up the next morning and she was dead.

The Hartford Courant Hartford Courant reports that a search warrant states, “He got up Wednesday and knew Anja was dead but didn’t want to call anyone because he wanted to stay with her a couple of days.”

Police discovered Anja’s body on May 22, after a neighbor reported to them that Dewees had admitted to the killing. The body was wrapped in plastic on the floor of the couple’s bedroom in their Enfield, Connecticut home.

Dewees initially told police that his wife had slipped and fallen, but later admitted to killing her. He claimed that they were drunk and he had grown tired of taking care of his wife, as she suffered from liver disease.

Eyewitness News Eyewitness News reports that court papers stated, “He said he did this because he was upset she soiled herself and ruined the good time. When he woke up the next morning next to Anja, she was cold and stiff.”

Superior Court Judge Howard Scheinblum set John Dewees’ bail at $175,000. He also placed him on a suicide watch. He is scheduled to appear in court on June 10.

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