David Hunter, the British pensioner who killed his terminally ailing spouse in Cyprus, has been sentenced to 2 years after he was discovered responsible of manslaughter.

Janice Hunter, 74, died of asphyxiation on the couple's retirement house close to Paphos in December 2021.

Hunter, a 76-year-old former coal miner from Northumberland, admitted killing his spouse however denied homicide.

He instructed a Cyprus courtroom she had blood most cancers and "begged him" to take her life as a result of she was in a lot ache.

Hunter was cleared of murdering his spouse however was discovered responsible of the lesser cost of manslaughter earlier this month.

Although he has been sentenced by a decide in Cyprus to 2 years in jail he could possibly be freed by 18 August on the newest, in accordance with his lawyer.

The couple's daughter, Lesley Cawthorne, instructed Sky News after the conviction was handed down: "I'm incredibly relieved that it's manslaughter rather than murder.

"It's the perfect we may have hoped for within the circumstances."

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