BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man is facing a murder charge, accused of murdering his wife with an axe last month, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.
Antonio Prieto, 46, is accused of murdering his wife, 29-year-old Elibeth Salazar, at their apartment on the 300 block of Rhode Island Street in the early morning hours of Aug. 26. She was found on the floor of a bedroom.
Prosecutors said police found Prieto in the bathroom with self-inflicted knife wounds.