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

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime News58-year-old woman used vase to murder her 93-year-old husband at 2am, cops sayYorleni Shoff was initially charged with assault with a deadly weapon but her charges were upgraded to first-degree murder after her husband diedGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Thursday 23 April 2026 20:45 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963845","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/woman-vase-murder-husband-north-carolina-b2963845.html","title":"58-year-old woman used vase to murder her 93-year-old husband at 2am, cops say"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-23844","index":0}Yorleni Shoff, 58, is facing a first-degree murder charge after she allegedly bear her 93-year-old husband to death with a vase in their Salisbury, North Carolina home (Rowan County Sheriff's Office)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png"...