A man accused of murdering his terminally-ill wife told a Cypriot court he ended her life after she "cried and begged".
David Hunter took to the witness box to tell the Paphos District Court judge he felt "helpless and hopeless" during the last weeks of Janice Hunter's life, adding: "I didn't want to do it. I said no". The 75-year-old retired miner said he eventually decided to grant his wife's wish after she became "hysterical" and unable to take care of herself.
Janice, 74, died of asphyxiation in December 2021 at the couple's retirement home near the coastal resort town of Paphos in Cyprus. Hunter, who held back tears as he gave evidence on Monday, said his wife, who had blood cancer, "did not attempt" to stop him as he put his hands over her mouth and nose.
