David Hunter allegedly suffocated his wife, Janice, and then tried to end his own life by taking an overdose but survived. Their daughter tells Sky News she fears he will die before facing trial after the case was postponed until September.
The daughter of a British man accused of murdering his terminally ill wife in Cyprus fears he will die before facing trial after the case was delayed by more than three months.
Lesley Cawthorne said:"My father is an elderly man and he's not well and that is an incredibly long delay. Mrs Cawthorne, who lives in Norwich, said her father"seemed in quite good spirits" before the hearing but is"crestfallen" after the postponement.Janice and David Hunter, pictured on their wedding day, were together for 56 years. Pic: Lesley Cawthorne"It's cruel to torture him like this. It's just drawing out the agony for us."
Her parents, who had been together for 56 years and were teenage sweethearts, had moved to Cyprus 20 years ago after their retirement.
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