Australian suicide helper is sentenced to jail

An Australian woman who helped her Alzheimer's victim partner commit suicide was sentenced to jail today.

An Australian woman who helped her Alzheimer's victim partner commit suicide was sentenced to jail today.

Shirley Justins, who had faced a possible life term, was given 22 months “periodic detention” which means she will serve the sentence a few days at a time over several years.

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