elderly man murders his wife

I have heard of an elderly person killing their spouse before. It has been a while back, I saw it on the news and I recall the wife being terminally ill and he took her out of her misery and pain. He said he did it because he loved her.

That is terrible and is so sad. I have never heard of such a thing either. It seems to be more common thse days though with all age groups. I think alot of people are just sick of the way things are in the world today, no matter how old they are.

got to go look at it

That's just crazy. I'm wondering what his motive was and why. I'm assuming that they have been married for years so why did he decide to murder his wife now. It's really mind boggling and I can't comprehend it. I can understand if he was younger that there might have been some motive behind it but they're really old.

People of all ages get depressed this time of year. Who knows what goes through their heads. You get old and frustrated and just want it to be over. This time of year can be bad for anyone and may bring weird memories to mind. Who knows.

Its crime, Its very big crime .......Oh my god how can one do this. So here the case is with an elderly couple. Just imagine how long years they would have lived together. How much they would have shared together. and i don't understand how they commit such a harsh crime to your partner.

Well I would think they would have enough strength depending on how they done it. Wow, maybe he did it because she was suffering? It is a shame to have to live out his last days in jail...

Watching the news, reading the news, this is becoming common! Imagine working all your life, investing for your retirement, and having it all eroded by the current economic crisis! So many seniors (& others, et al) have lost their entire portfolio's, as many were misguided, and had all their eggs in one basket! This is a very sad sign of our times!

I'm so sorry for coming in so late. It's really unbelievable. How,a person of that age can do that.I think, there could have been some really misterious cause for this.

Dear friend, In my opinion human mind is a big mystery. May be when they get older and older and moreover if they are bit healthy too they too get lonely and lonely mind has lots of things to think. Still old or young it all gives a certain same effect when one does a crime and when it is looked upon the legal angle. Hence it is the law to decide and give a justifiable order.

I have heard of one case over here when first he killed his wife and then he killed himself. They where over 80. It's a very big crime.

It really does make one wonder what makes an elderly person take the life of their marriage partner that is also an old person. Maybe something in them just breaks. I really don't know. I think I might have heard of this kind of thing going on but it does not happen much.

I wonder if the woman was ill and he was trying to put her out of her misery? Its horrible to think of ANYone hurting or killing a family member (except in cases of abuse etc.)

wow! thats biggg. i cant belive someone would actually do that. that is a big crime.

I believe the economy will be to blame for some of the ridiculous murders we see in recent times. I'm not sure how a person could kill someone especially a person they have lived with for so many years. But we are seeing such things happening more and more. People don't know how to handle stress and they become outraged and over stressed and sometimes feel this is the way to deal with things. Before a person reaches this point they definitely need to seek some professional help. However even that costs money and many just don't have it to spend.

I have heard of these cases happening more frequently in recent years, winterose. I think it's such a shame when a couple have weathered enough storms to grow old together only to have things end this way. I can only guess that the husband must have been a bit senile and didn't fully understand what he was doing.

Hi Carol, I know it is a sad, sad story! I have heard of some elderly people killing their spouse if they have a life threatening illnes and won't ever recover. I suppose that's called euthanasia. I guess they figure they don't have anything left to live for so they kill their spouse who is in severe pain and then they kill themselves. Another reason that this elderly man could have murdered his wife was that because of his age, he had dementia or Alzheimer's Disease and didn't realize what he was doing. In either case, it is a very sad event. Happy MyLotting! Char

It wouldn't take that much strength to hold a pillow over a sleeping person's face. If she were very ill, it may have been a mercy killing. Who knows? Maybe she burned the beans one too many times.

There never seems to be logic behind acts like these. There are all kind of scenrios, some not so ominous, that could cause someone to do something so terrible. It was possibly suffocation, not the most violent of acts. Might of even been an accident. He could be senile, or going that way, and did not realize he had done it. Perhaps she was in a lot of pain, and she had been asking him to do so. Or he took it upon himself to free her from it. Or it could be as "simple" as that the relationship wasn't working out, maybe pushed to the edge after a nagging session. We can never know the full story of any incident. We can just hope to learn what we can from it, and try to prevent these things in the future.

oh my God... This is really a KALYUG.