Widow, 98, sues suitor

A 98-YEAR-OLD Mexican woman has filed a legal complaint against a suitor 50 years her junior who she said tried to kiss her and threatened to kill her if she didn’t let him move in with her.

Maria de Jesus Flores, a widow since 1950 with four grown children, got to know Manuel Martinez, 48, when he started delivering her groceries. But he began propositioning her to the point of harassment, Ms Flores said.

“He said he couldn’t live without me, that he loved me, but that’s not for me... I can’t have sexual relations any more, I’m 98,” she said, adding she suspected Mr Martinez wanted her to support him financially.