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Neighbors of an elderly couple in Florida were stunned to find out the wife had been beaten to death with a hammer and her husband had been arrested for the grisly crime.

The Groveland Police Department said officers were called to a residence on Way Point Drive in Lake County on Sunday at about 9 p.m. for a wellness check.

'Police found that DiFraia made comments about a suicide pact involving pills about a month before the gruesome incident.'

When they entered the home, they found 82-year-old Vincent DiFraia sitting in his living room with a vacant look on his face and bleeding from injuries they determined to be self-inflicted.

He was transported to Orlando Health South Lake Hospital for treatment.

When officers searched the rest of the house, they found his 84-year-old wife covered in blood while lying in bed. A hammer was found next to her, while the walls and ceiling of the bedroom were also splattered with blood, police said.

They also reported finding dried blood on the floor leading to the bathroom and in the bathroom sink.

Police said the woman had a "large impact wound" on the side of her head and had likely died 24 hours before she was found.

They found other bloody items as well.

During their investigation, police found that DiFraia made comments about a suicide pact involving pills about a month before the gruesome incident.

Police believe DiFraia killed his wife with the hammer and later cut his wrists with a knife before police entered the home.

DiFraia is being held at the Lake County jail on a charge of first-degree murder.

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Neighbors told WESH-TV that the couple was a nice couple.

"We all still kind of just battling with it, and for the victim too, you know, she was a really nice lady as well," said one neighbor, who was not identified.

"For the most part, it's a quiet neighborhood; everybody get along," he added. "There's a lot of elderly people that live here, and most of the homeowners have been here since day one. And yeah, this is just sad and unfortunate."

His wife was identified as Evelyn DiFraia in the grand jury indictment of her husband.

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The horrifying death of a 2-year-old boy in foster care is leading to intense scrutiny of local social workers in California.

The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said in a press release that the unidentified suspect was 17 years old at the time of the alleged murder of his foster brother, known as "Baby Jaxon."

'Jaxon will never have any way to tell his own story. My office will speak for him and all the lost children as we seek justice.'

Officers of the San Jose Police Department Patrol responded to a report of an unresponsive child at a residence on Otono Court on April 5.

Police found the 2-year-old unresponsive in his crib and immediately transported him to a local hospital in critical condition. When Jaxon was placed on life support, medical personnel reported that the child had suspicious injuries.

After an investigation, detectives said they found evidence that the boy's foster brother had abused and sexually assaulted the child and placed him under arrest.

On April 9, Jaxon died of his injuries, and police began the investigation as a homicide.

Detectives said they discovered that the child had been placed into the foster care of a 40-year-old caregiver with a criminal history in February. She was arrested and booked but was later released.

The district attorney's office said it was seeking to charge the murder suspect as an adult.

In addition to numerous counts of sexual abuse and murder, the suspect was also charged with child assault causing death and assault with a hair tie.

The child's maternal aunt said the child was born premature and likely suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome as well as autism. She also claimed to have raised concerns about the foster family in February.

"Jaxon will never have a chance at life," a statement from District Attorney Jeff Rosen reads. "Jaxon will never have any way to tell his own story. My office will speak for him and all the lost children as we seek justice."

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Critics are now demanding to know how the child was placed in a situation where he died only two months later. Jaxon reportedly was placed into foster care after his mother died and his father was unable to care for him, according to friends.

A union representing social workers of the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services confirmed that seven workers had been placed on administrative leave after the incident.

"This is a terrible and horrific case," Rosen added.

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