PEMBROKE PINES. Fla. – Pembroke Pines police have identified 62-year-old Jorge Jose Sancler as the suspect accused of stabbing and murdering his wife in a Pembroke Pines home on Thursday, authorities confirmed in a press release Saturday.
Jail records show Sancler is facing charges of second-degree murder charge as well as aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a minor in connection to the incident.
Pembroke Pines police confirmed Veronica Sancler was stabbed to death by Jorge Sancler at their home in the 1400 block of Lacosta Drive in the Grand Palms community.
The couple’s five children were home at the time.
Police said the husband barricaded himself inside the home’s garage before SWAT responded and were able to take him into custody.
Veronica Sancler was transported by Pembroke Pines Fire-Rescue to a nearby hospital, where she died.
Police said Jorge Sancler remained barricaded inside of the garage until SWAT members were able to safely get to him.
He was then transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. According to police, the man’s injuries were not inflicted by law enforcement, but they declined to release more information about how he was injured.
Peter Robinson told Local 10 News he was renting the home to his friends, the Sanclers.
“I still can’t believe it, I mean it is not something I could’ve seen happening it is still a shock to me,” Robinson said. “They are all dear friends of mine and I am Godfather of the daughter so it is very personal.”
A motive for the stabbing remains unclear.
No other information was released.