No plea deal for Briton on trial for killing wife in Cyprus

Police officers escort the Briton David Hunter as he enters the grounds of the court complex in Cyprus (Petros Karadjias/AP/PA)

A deal for a British man to plead guilty to manslaughter for killing his wife in Cyprus fell through on Tuesday amid recriminations between prosecutors and defence lawyers.

David Hunter, 75, remains on trial for premeditated murder after the plea deal on the lesser charge collapsed. Hunter’s wife Janice, 74, died of asphyxiation in December 2021 at the couple’s retirement home in the coastal resort town of Paphos.