The two sides agreed to amend the indictment in the case of the murder of Tremithoussa, with the 74-year-old accused expected to admit to the manslaughter charge,[/B] it was said today before the Paphos Permanent Criminal Court.
- New postponement in the trial of the 74-year-old wife-killer in Paphos[/B]
- Ready for change of charge and admission of manslaughter by Briton for for the murder of his wife in Tremithusa
The case was adjourned to December 13.
Specifically, an adjournment was requested for purposes of preparing the written statement by defense counsel Nikoleta Charalambidou.
The representative of the Prosecution, Attorney of the Republic Andreas Hadjikyrou did not object and therefore the Court set the case for December 13, 2022 at 09:30 in the morning. It also ordered that the 74-year-old man remain in custody.
Hadjikyrou also noted that the facts of the case and the mitigation of the sentence will be approved by the Attorney General.
It is noted that, as reported in court, both sides have agreed to amend the indictment. In the next hearing as was said in Court both sides came to a conclusion on the facts of the case which allows the prosecution to vary the indictment.
The accused is now expected as reported by the defence counsel to change his response by admitting the charge of manslaughter.
According to the background of the case, in December 2021, the 75-year-old British man caused the death of his wife, who was in the final stages of cancer, because, as he later said, he could not watch her suffer. As he claimed, she was asking him to relieve her of the horrible pains.
The 74-year-old on December 31, 2021 was referred to direct trial before the Paphos Permanent Criminal Court.
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