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Wife stabbed Alzheimer's husband

Alzheimer's Disease

A "devoted" 79-year-old woman who was shot by police with a Taser gun after stabbing her husband 17 times is spared jail... Judge Michael Heath said: "This is a highly unusual and extremely sad case. They had been happily married for 40 years and were devoted to each other. "Caring for anyone with dementia should not be underestimated. She found herself under a great strain and contracted a depressive illness.

 

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