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Kurtis Worley, Ill. man, fatally stabbed wife after she refused to have sex, police say

Kurtis Worley DuPage County Sheriff via CBS Chicago

(CBS/AP) WHEATON, Ill. - A suburban Chicago man is being held on a $3 million bond after authorities say he killed his wife and stabbed his teenage stepson, after his wife refused to have sex with him.

Kurtis Worley, of Addison, Ill., appeared Monday in DuPage County court, where he's charged with first-degree murder and aggravated domestic battery.

Assistant State's Attorney Anne Therieau says Worley stabbed his wife, 39-year-old Martha Worley, in the head as many as 10 times and slashed the 15-year-old in the throat for trying to intervene. 

The alleged attack happened on Friday July 26.

The 33-year-old Worley also cut his own throat and wrists.

According to CBS Chicago, Worley asked his wife of 11 years to have sex with him one last time after she told him she wanted a divorce, but when she refused, he allegedly stabbed her in the head with a knife.

Police reportedly said Worley was drunk at the time.

Between Worley and the victim, the couple had three children, according to the station.

When police arrived the children were outside and the mother was inside lying face down in a pool of blood. The teenager needed surgery.

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