A 100-year-old New Jersey man killed his 88-year-old wife with an ax while she slept before he went into the bathroom and committed suicide with a knife, according to authorities. Michael and Rosalia Juskin had a 'history of domestic issues,' according to Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli. Molinelli said a motive for the apparent murder-suicide on Sunday night had not yet been determined. 100-year-old Michael Juskin allegedly killed his wife Rosalia, 88, with an axe while she slept before he committed suicide with a knife on Sunday night. Visibly upset neighbors gathered in front of their Bergen County, New Jersey house on Monday morning . Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said the couple had a 'history of domestic issues' but that a motive had not yet been determined. A relative discovered the bodies on Monday morning . A relative, who was not inside the home at the time of the killings, discovered the bodies Monday morning and called police, according to authorities. Michael Juskin is one of the oldest people ever to be accused of homicide, according to NorthJersey.com. Neighbors were visibly upset as they gathered in front of the Juskins' home. Dorota Biskup, 42, told NorthJersey.com that police had been to the couple's house a few times in recent years. Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno confirmed Biskup's claim, but would not provide further details. Biskup also claimed that Michael Juskin had mental problems and that the couple's daughter had asked her mother to move home. 'The daughter was saying "Mom come to me because we know he’s not stable,'" Biskup told CBS New York. A relative told NorthJersey.com that Michael had been suffering from dementia and said he sometimes wasn't lucid. Neighbor Carole Lynch described Rosalia as a 'very sweet lady' and said Michael was 'not well'. Lynch said Rosalia had wanted to live in Florida full-time, but her husband wanted to keep their New Jersey home. One neighbor said police had been to the couple's home a few times in recent years, a claim Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno confirmed .
Prosecutor said Michael and Rosalia Juskin had 'domestic issues'
A relative, who was not inside the home during the apparent murder-suicide, discovered the bodies and called police.
One relative claimed Michael Juskin was suffering from dementia and another said he was 'not well'