Janice Hunter case: Cyprus murder-accused 'was devoted husband'

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Cyprus murder-accused 'was devoted husband'

A retired miner from Northumberland due to go on trial in Cyprus for murdering his wife at their Paphos home was a devoted husband, his daughter said.A request by his lawyers for a charge of assisted suicide - saying she was terminally ill and he had also tried to take his own life - was rejected.

The couple moved from Ashington to Cyprus, a place they called "their paradise", when Mr Hunter retired. "It was bit embarrassing when we were teenagers as they'd kiss in public and have pet names for each other," she said.Her father cared for her mother devotedly after she became ill with blood cancer, Ms Cawthorne said.

"Yes, technically I agree he broke the law and I understand why some people think the best course of action is to punish him.

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