A woman died in hospice at a Gilbert memory care facility. Her husband was arrested after staff say they found 'suspicious bruising and markings.'

06/17/25 at 03:00 AM

A woman died in hospice at a Gilbert memory care facility. Her husband was arrested after staff say they found 'suspicious bruising and markings.' 
NBC News 12, Gilbert, AZ; Kyra O'Connor; 6/14/25 
A man was arrested after staff at a memory care facility in Gilbert reported his wife had "suspicious bruising and markings" on her body, the city's police department said. The woman, who was not identified, passed away in hospice care. Gilbert police officers responded to a memory care facility around 9 a.m. on June 11. Staff at the memory care facility contacted police after noticing "suspicious bruising and markings" on a 58-year-old woman in hospice care who had passed away earlier in the day, at approximately 3 a.m. The woman's husband, 46-year-old Justin Davidson, was in the room at the time of her death, staff told police. ... Davidson was arrested and faces a first-degree murder charge, police said. The investigation is ongoing. Police did not give any further details. Police did not name the memory care facility where the deceased lived. 

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