A Massachusetts man will spend the next several decades behind bars for killing his wife – his second such experience with the criminal justice system for essentially the same sort of crime.

On Sept. 22, Kenneth Robson, 68, pleaded guilty to one count of murder in the second degree . The defendant was subsequently sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, according to a press release issued by the Hampden County District Attorney's Office.

On April 30, 2024, during the early morning hours, Robson called 911, identified himself and told dispatchers to send an ambulance to his family's residence on Federal Street in Springfield because "he hit his wife with a hammer and she might be dead."

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