Man pleads guilty to manslaughter

Prieto admitted to striking his wife with an axe
A Buffalo man pleads guilty to killing his wife with an axe.
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Buffalo, NY (WBEN) 47 year old Antonio J. Prieto pleaded guilty this morning before State Supreme Court Justice Debra Givens to one count of Manslaughter in the death of his wife.

Prieto admitted to striking 29 year old Elibeth Salazar with an axe inside their Rhode Island Street apartment .Police found him inside of the bathroom of the apartment with self-inflicted knife wounds.

Prieto faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison when he is sentenced on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 9:30 a.m.

He continues to be held without bail.

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