Husband who stabbed his wife and sister-in-law to death ‘to save them from Covid’ is locked up for life
A MAN who stabbed four of his family members and killed two of them to “save” them from coronavirus has been sentenced to life in prison.
Adam Roth, 36, was eating in the kitchen with his wife Dominque Roth, 34, on March 10 when he began stabbing her, according to a criminal complaint obtained by the .
During Adam Roth’s sentencing hearing on Monday, Deputy District Attorney Ted Szczupakiewicz called for a life sentence and institutional care for him rather than conditional release.
Adam Roth’s lawyer, Cameron Weitzner, did not challenge the sentence and said there was was not anything he could say to “impact the outcome.”
Weitzner said his client tried to get help the morning before the crime but did not get assistance.
“This case is about an individual who is suffering from mental illness and was suffering in a way that I don't think any of us can understand," Weitzner said.
"I hope that Mr Roth's treatment – whether that be in a hospital, whether that at some point be in the community – I hope that that can provide him the opportunity to heal, but also everyone else that this incident impacted.”