Man threw his wife off balcony because of costly medical bills

A MAN threw his seriously ill wife four storeys to her death because he could no longer afford to pay for her medical care, US prosecutors said in charging him with second-degree murder.

According to court documents filed in Jackson County Circuit Court in Kansas City, Missouri, Stanley Reimer walked his wife to the balcony of their apartment and kissed her before throwing her over.

The body of Criste Reimer, 47, was found on Tuesday night outside the apartment building, near the upmarket Country Club Plaza shopping district.