Police calls made to couple’s home prior to murder-suicide

People gather across the street from the home where the bodies of an elderly couple were found on Monday, April 6, 2015 in Elmwood Park, N.J. Prosecutors say Michael Juskin, a 100-year-old man, apparently killed his 88-year-old wife, Rosalia with an ax as she slept in their home, then killed himself in the bathroom with a knife. But it's still not clear what sparked the murder-suicide late Sunday in Elmwood Park. (AP Photo/Northjersey.com, Tariq Zehawi) MANDATORY CREDIT People gather across the street from the home where the bodies of an elderly couple were found on Monday, April 6, 2015 in Elmwood Park, N.J. Prosecutors say Michael Juskin, a 100-year-old man, apparently killed his 88-year-old wife, Rosalia with an ax as she slept in their home, then killed himself in the bathroom with a knife. But it's still not clear what sparked the murder-suicide late Sunday in Elmwood Park. (AP Photo/Northjersey.com, Tariq Zehawi) MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press April 7, 2015 2 min read

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. (AP) – Authorities say police had responded on at least three occasions to the home of an elderly couple who died over the weekend in a murder-suicide at their northern New Jersey residence.

Autopsies determined 100-year-old Michael Juskin killed his wife, 88-year-old Rosalia, with an ax while she lay in bed Sunday, Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli announced Tuesday.

Authorities say he then took his own life by cutting his wrists.

A motive for the attack remained under investigation. Family members have said Michael Juskin suffered from dementia.

The Juskins were found dead at their Elmwood Park home Monday morning after a relative called authorities.