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Suspect in wife's stabbing death out of hospital, in jail

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SPOKANE, Wash. - A man suspected of stabbing his wife to death last week was released from the hospital over the weekend and was charged with First-Degree Murder at the Spokane County Jail Monday morning.

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Jeffrey Canino (right) has been released from the hospital and booked on First-Degree murder charges in the Spokane County Jail

Jeffrey Canino, 46, is believed to have stabbed his 43-year-old wife Michelle to death in the couples' Mead, Washington home early last Wednesday. Canino then turned the knife on himself and was taken to a downtown hospital in critical condition.

However, his condition rapidly improved and he was arrested Wednesday and placed under guard at the medical facility until his release Saturday.

Canino is expected to make his first court appearance Monday afternoon.

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