An elderly man is set to be charged with murder in a bedside hearing after the death of his wife in the Australian Capital Territory.
Police had been called to a home in the Canberra suburb of Gordon about 7.25am yesterday, where they found the woman, aged 78.
She was declared dead at the scene by paramedics.
A short time later, her 86-year-old husband was arrested at a home in nearby Fadden.
He was taken to the Canberra Hospital for assessment.
He was taken to the Canberra Hospital for assessment.
Yesterday, Detective Acting Superintendent Stephen Ladd confirmed the woman's death was being treated "as a family violence incident".
Today, ACT Police confirmed the man will be charged in a bedside hearing in hospital, where he is still under observation.
National Domestic Violence Service: 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732). If you are in immediate danger call triple zero (000).
