Killer wrestler's doctor jailed for 10 years

The personal doctor to a professional wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their seven-year-old son was sentenced to 10 years in prison today for illegally distributing prescription drugs to patients.

The personal doctor to a professional wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their seven-year-old son was sentenced to 10 years in prison today for illegally distributing prescription drugs to patients.

Dr Phil Astin (aged 54) had pleaded guilty on January 29 to a 175-count federal indictment in Newnan, Georgia.

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