Cyprus trial of UK man accused wife’s murder delayed

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The trial of a British man charged with the premeditated murder of his sick wife in Cyprus’ coastal resort town of Paphos has been pushed back until September. Defense lawyers are arguing that David Hunter should be charged with nothing more than assisted suicide. According to Justice Abroad — a group that defends Britons embroiled in legal difficulties in foreign countries — the trial is likely the first euthanasia case to be tried on the east Mediterranean island nation. Meanwhile, Cypriot lawmakers are just opening a debate whether to decriminalize euthanasia amid strong opposition from conservative circles, Hunter’s wife Janice died in December 2021 at the couple’s retirement home in Paphos.