Geologist William Stanton faces murder charge after failed suicide pact – The Times

Posted October 7th, 2009 in news by sally

“A terminally ill geologist who survived a suicide pact with his wife has been arrested and questioned on suspicion of murder. William Stanton, 79, and his wife Angela, 74, tried to kill themselves by suffocation. Dr Stanton was arrested after his wife was found dead at their home on the edge of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, an area on which he is the world’s leading authority.”

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The Times, 7th October 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk