Australia: a man helps his wife in the suicide, and must be in detention

He had pleaded innocent, however, availed him nothing. A 69-year-old Australian from the state of Queensland must be for a period of ten years in prison, reports the ABC. He is accused of, 2014, at the time, 56-year-old woman to suicide, prodded, and even supported, by he had procured for this tool.

Graham M. it is the incitement to suicide, the life insurance of his wife apart, the eighth an insurance sum of 1.4 million Australian dollars. Thus, the 69-year-old wanted to build a religious commune, so ABC.

According to the broadcaster SBS, the wife of Graham M. was mentally unstable and had been in pain for some time with chronic back Gorabet to to fight. The judge in the proceedings, said: "Mrs M. was a vulnerable Person who had problems with their physical health. She suffered from depression. You have these exploited system vulnerabilities, in order to convince you to kill yourself, and you have supported, after you had made this decision."

The judge said of the verdict, it might have been the first Time worldwide that a person was convicted for aiding and abetting and advising suicide.

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