A man who killed his wife of more than 40 years after she had been diagnosed with lung cancer has spoken of her final moments and how their suicide pact gave him strength. Graham Mansfield, 73, was convicted of the manslaughter of his 71-year-old wife Dyanne but has walked free from court.
Mr Mansfield cut his wife's throat in March last year then tried to kill himself. In an interview with the Manchester Evening News, Mr Mansfield said Dyanne had been told she had stage four lung cancer in October 2020, weeks after their 40th wedding anniversary.
When they got home, Mrs Mansfield asked her husband if he would be willing to kill her if things got 'too bad'. He said: "I said I would have to go with her. I said 'I can't live without you Dyanne'. In a funny way it gave me strength. I knew I was dying as well. I could focus on that."
