A 90-YEAR-OLD man was jailed for 17 years yesterday for battering his wife of 67 years to death with a hammer in the US.

A 90-year-old was jailed for 17 years today for battering his wife of 67 years to death with a hammer in the US.

A 90-year-old man today admitted killing his wife of 67 years with a hammer during an argument but offered no explanation.

A 90-year-old man killed his 89-year-old wife in a domestic dispute at a retirement home in the US.