By Canadian Press

NewsAlert: Montreal man found guilty of manslaughter in death of ailing wife

Feb 23, 2019 | 10:22 AM

MONTREAL — A jury has found a Montreal man guilty of manslaughter in the killing of his ailing wife.

Michel Cadotte was on trial for second-degree murder in the suffocation death of Jocelyne Lizotte, who was in the last stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

The Crown had argued that Cadotte had intended to kill his wife of 19 years, who was unable to care for herself.

Defence lawyers argued their client was in a disturbed state of mind and acted impulsively on Feb. 20, 2017, seeking to end his wife’s suffering.

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Jurors had only two verdicts open to them: second-degree murder or manslaughter.

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