Prosecutor: Willingboro woman beat husband to death with fire extinguisher

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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Prosecutor: Woman beat husband to death with fire extinguisher
A Burlington County woman has been charged with beating her husband to death with a fire extinguisher.

WILLINGBORO, N.J. (WPVI) -- A 42-year-old Burlington County woman is accused of beating her 74-year-old husband to death with a fire extinguisher.

Laciana Tinsley is charged with murder in the death of Douglas Tinsley.

The victim was found dead inside a home on the unit block of Hancock Lane in Willingboro early Monday afternoon.

Investigators say Tinsley struck her husband in the head multiple times with a fire extinguisher.

Police are trying to determine the motive.

Tinsley is due in court Tuesday.