![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/brit-who-killed-dying-wife-jokes-ill-look-better-after-a-few-burgers-as-he-awaits-sentencing/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_David-Hunter-court-case-Cyprus.jpg&description=Leaving Paphos District Court today, 76-year-old David Hunter was in good spirits and relieved the sentencing had not been adjourned until September, telling the Mirror: "I'm ok, I'm still exercising" A Brit pensioner who killed his terminally-ill wife in Cyprus made jokes outside court as he awaits sentencing. Leaving Paphos District Court today, David Hunter was in good spirits, despite having to wait another four days to learn his fate after the sentencing was adjourned until Monday. 'I'm in good spirits. I'm ok, I'm still exercising,' he told the Mirror. 'But I'll look better after a few hamburgers.' David, 76, has been on trial for killing his spouse of 52 years, Janice, who died of asphyxiation at their home near the coastal resort town of Paphos in December 2021. The pensioner, from Ashington, Northumberland, was cleared of the more serious charge of premeditated murder after telling the court she "cried and begged" him to end her life as she suffered from blood cancer. His legal team argued that he should be given a suspended sentence and that there is "no point in keeping him in prison any longer". The couple's daughter Lesley Cawthorne said the family was "apprehensive" ahead of the sentencing hearing. She said: "We are hoping for time served or a suspended sentence but are very aware that there's a chance he'll remain in custody. We're not counting our chickens." Ms Cawthorne said her father had been "quietly relieved" since last week's verdict, but was "not especially" hopeful about his sentence. She added: "He doesn't want to allow himself to get his hopes up. He's grateful that the judges seem to have understood what they went through and believe that he acted out of love." Michael Polak, director of Justice Abroad, which is representing Hunter, said: "In this case we are putting forward case law from across common law jurisdictions such as Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom, given that no cases such as this have ever been dealt wit){kind=link}
Leaving Paphos District Court today, 76-year-old David Hunter was in good spirits and relieved the sentencing had not been adjourned until September, telling the Mirror: “I’m ok, I’m still exercising”
A Brit pensioner who killed his terminally-ill wife in Cyprus made jokes outside court as he awaits sentencing.
Leaving Paphos District Court today, David Hunter was in good spirits, despite having to wait another four days to learn his fate after the sentencing was adjourned until Monday.
“I’m in good spirits. I’m ok, I’m still exercising,” he told the Mirror. “But I’ll look better after a few hamburgers.”
David, 76, has been on trial for killing his spouse of 52 years, Janice, who died of asphyxiation at their home near the coastal resort town of Paphos in December 2021.