BREAKING: David Hunter found not guilty of murdering his terminally-ill wife in Cyprus but has been convicted of manslaughter. Full story: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Janice Hunter, 74, died of asphyxiation in December at the couple's retirement home near the coastal resort of Paphos.
Hunter, a 76-year-old former coal miner from Northumberland, admitted killing his wife but denied murder.The couple's daughter, Lesley Cawthorne, told Sky News:"I'm incredibly relieved that it's manslaughter rather than murder. "It's the best we could have hoped for in the circumstances and I really hope the judges can extend their compassion and be lenient in their sentencing."and was allowed as evidence against him, despite opposition from the defence.
A deal to reduce the charge to manslaughter also collapsed last year after prosecutors wouldn't accept his claim that his wife asked him to kill her unless he provided proof.A three-judge panel delivered the verdict in Paphos on Friday. During the trial, a judge also dismissed a request to allow evidence from a psychiatrist who said Hunter was suffering from dissociation at the time of the incident.
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