Cancer-Stricken Husband Killed Dementia-Suffering Wife and Then Himself 'So She Didn't Become a Burden on Family'
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November 21, 2009 (dailymail.co.uk)
An elderly husband killed his poorly wife then committed suicide because he feared she would outlive him and become a 'burden' on their family. When Eileen Martin, 76, developed dementia, her husband of more than 50 years, Kenneth, cared for her at their home. But when he developed cancer he vowed not to leave his sick wife behind for the family to care for.
Mr Martin, a former steel erector who had suffered several strokes, diabetes and prostate cancer, admitted to his family that he was struggling to cope.
Then on the eve of their 55th wedding anniversary Mr Martin battered his wife to death with an axe or hammer before hanging himself at the couple's £180,000 semi-detached home.
