A Florissant man has been charged with murder after allegedly strangling his wife early Thursday morning.
Peter Chafin, 42, called police at about 7 a.m. Thursday, and when Florissant police arrived, they found his wife, Kiera Chafin, 22, strangled to death in their home in the first block of Apache Court.
Police arrested Peter Chafin at the scene, and he is being held on a charge of second-degree murder with bail set at $300,000.
The couple's children, a 2-year-old boy and an infant, were in the home at the time. They were unharmed and are now in the custody of the Division of Family Services.
The couple had a history of domestic violence, said Florissant Police Chief Tim Lowery. He said Kiera Chafin had left the house for about 24 hours after an argument and was apparently killed after returning to the home at about 1:30 a.m.