Judge shows mercy for husband who killed wife

A retired policeman who killed his terminally-ill wife in a suicide pact was shown mercy by a judge today.

Judge shows mercy for husband who killed wife

A retired policeman who killed his terminally-ill wife in a suicide pact was shown mercy by a judge today.

Brian Blackburn, 62, walked free from London's Old Bailey court with a nine-month suspended sentence because he had acted as a “loving husband”.

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