The trial of a 74-year-old British man confessing to killing his wife who suffered from leukemia last December in their home in Tremithousa in Paphos will resume today before the Paphos Criminal Court.
Today’s proceedings are expected with interest since during the last session the defendant seemed inclined to change his deposition from non-admission to admission, given that the indictment will be modified.
According to the defense, this will provide the opportunity to scientifically prove that this case is not homicide and that the 74-year-old was helping his wife following a common decision.
The case attracts a lot of attention from British media whose representatives every time pack the courtyard of the Paphos Court, according to Philenews.
Every time, the defendant, who is transferred from the Central Prisons in Nicosia to Paphos for the court proceedings is greeted by many compatriots who are there to express their support.
David Hunter has admitted to killing his wife Janice, 75, who was suffering from leukemia because he said he could not bear to see her suffer.
In his confession to the police, he said he suffocated the woman by blocking with his hands her mouth and nose while she was sitting in an armchair.
Friends and relatives of the couple in England have begun an online campaign to collect money to support Hunter and pay for his judicial expenses. Speaking to a British medium, the couple’s daughter, Lesley Cawthorne, said her father was dedicated to the care of her mother.