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Man accused of stabbing wife to death in Commerce Township

Posted at 4:59 AM, Jan 24, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-24 11:07:21-05

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office says a man stabbed his wife to death and then turned the knife on himself in Commerce Township on Monday night. 

Deputies say the 39-year-old woman died at their home on Applebrook Dr. in Birkdale Pointe around 9:30 p.m.

We're told the 36-year-old man, who stabbed himself in the abdomen, is currently under guard at a local hospital. 

Neighbors say Kristy Ravenscroft lived in the house with her husband Noah. They tell 7 Action News the family was nice and has three children. 

Deputies say the three children were home at the time of the murder and are ages 4, 10 and 12. 

They are now staying with relatives. 

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