It was ‘an act of love, of compassion, to end her suffering'.
Those were the heartbreaking words of Mr Justice Goose as he handed Graham Mansfield a suspended sentence for killing his wife during a failed suicide pact.
The 73-year-old was found guilty of manslaughter after a jury heard he slit his wife's throat then failed to kill himself. After saying he was 'entirely satisfied' that Mansfield had acted out of love for his wife, Mr Justice Goose today imposed a two year prison sentence, suspended for two years on the retired Manchester Airport baggage handler.
