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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Smith

Trial of British man who killed terminally ill wife delayed in Cyprus

Janice Hunter (right) had allegedly asked her husband to help her die.
Janice Hunter (right) had allegedly asked her husband to help her die. Photograph: Lesley Cawthorne/PA

The trial of a British pensioner for the premeditated murder in Cyprus of his terminally ill wife has been delayed, with defence lawyers arguing that David Hunter should instead be charged with assisting a suicide.

The presiding judge, Dimitris Kitsios, postponed the trial for a further three months, saying it was crucial the tribunal concluded an ongoing case that had taken longer than foreseen before it recessed for the summer.

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