Man, 90, gets 17 years for beating wife to death

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.

Man, 90, gets 17 years for beating wife to death

John Bunz stumbled on his way into court in Buffalo and was helped to his chair by deputies.

He pleaded guilty in July to first-degree manslaughter. Bunz had faced a more serious second-degree murder charge, but prosecutors agreed to the plea because of his age.

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