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Helena Smith in Paphos

UK pensioner accused of wife’s murder in Cyprus seeks manslaughter charge

David and Janice Hunter in front of a Christmas tree.
David Hunter said he killed his wife, Janice, at her request shortly before Christmas last year. Photograph: Lesley Cawthorne/PA

A deal is being thrashed out to spare a British pensioner, accused of the premeditated murder in Cyprus of his terminally ill wife, from spending the rest of his life behind bars.

David Hunter, a former Northumberland miner, faces the prospect of being handed a 25-year sentence if found guilty.

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