Man, 100, admits killing wife in 'act of love'

A 100-year-old man was spared prison today after slitting his wife’s throat in what the judge said appeared to be an “act of love”.

Bernard Heginbotham, of Preesall, near Blackpool, Lancashire, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his wife Ida, 87, with whom he had enjoyed 67 years of “joyous” marriage.