![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/david-hunter-faces-return-to-prison-as-cyprus-government-issues-11th-hour-appeal-after-being-freed-over-killing-wife/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/newspress-collage-23429551-1691674352963.jpg&description=NEW BLOW David Hunter faces return to prison over mercy killing of wife after Cyprus government launches shock 11th hour appeal A BRITISH grandad who killed his terminally ill wife after she "begged" him to could face a return to jail. David Hunter, 76, spent 19 months behind bars after smothering his wife of 52 years Janice to death at their home in Cyprus in December 2021. 3 David Hunter admitted smothering his terminally ill wife Janice Credit: Facebook 3 The British grandad had told a court his wife begged him to end her life as she suffered from cancer Credit: PA He was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter after a year-long trial. This month, judges handed him a two-year sentence - but he was allowed to return home having already spent so long in custody. But he could be forced to go back to jail after the Attorney General appealed both his sentence and acquittal at the final moment, reports the Mirror. It is the last day the Cyprus government were able to appeal his conviction as it has now been ten days since the decision. Michael Polak from Justice Abroad, which represents David, said: 'We are obviously very disappointed with the Attorney General's decision to appeal today which gets in the way of David getting on with his life. "He has spent 19 months in prison and faced legal proceedings over that period that would be difficult for anyone, but especially for someone of his age." Hunter, from Ashington, Northumberland, told his trial that his 74-year-old wife "cried and begged" him to end her life as she suffered from blood cancer. He broke down in tears as he said he would "never in a million years" have taken Mrs Hunter's life unless she had asked him to. The couple, originally from Ashington, were teenage sweethearts and had been together for more than 50 years when they retired to Tremithousa. Hunter tried to take his own life by overdosing on prescription pills moments after informing his brother, back home, about what had happened. When){kind=link}
A BRITISH grandad who killed his terminally ill wife after she “begged” him to could face a return to jail.
David Hunter, 76, spent 19 months behind bars after smothering his wife of 52 years, Janice, to death at their home in Cyprus in December 2021.
He was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter after a year-long trial.
Judges handed him a two-year sentence – but he was allowed to return home having already spent so long in custody.
But he could be forced to go back to jail after the Attorney General appealed both his sentence and acquittal at the final moment, reports the Mirror.