A British man accused of murdering his terminally ill wife at their holiday home in Cyprus said he ended her life after she ‘cried and begged’ for him to kill her
David's wife Janice, 74, died of asphyxiation in December 2021 at the couple's retirement home in Cyprus.Hunter, from Ashington in Northumberland, described his marriage as "perfect", adding: "After 57 years together, I really didn't want to do it."
"She was sleeping in the leather chair downstairs and for the last week we slept down on those chairs together."For five or six weeks before she died she was asking me to help her. She was asking me more every day. Hunter continued to recall his wife's last few days, saying: "She was crying, crying, crying. Begging, begging, begging."He added: "She wasn't taking care of herself.
Turning to the day his wife died, the defendant told the court: "I don't remember a lot of the last day."I remember that I had my hand on her mouth and nose."I don't know how long I kept my hands there for. She did not attempt to stop me."She was moving her head. I don't even think she opened her eyes."The defendant told the court he tried to kill himself after his wife's death.
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