(ANSA) - Alessandria, October 20 - A German man who
strangled his terminally ill wife to death then tried to kill
himself may face aggravated murder charges, investigators said
Thursday.
Gunther Albert Lindmeier Schleicher, 51, was detained
yesterday in the woods of Capanne di Marcarolo Regional Park
lying between Liguria and Piedmont, where he killed terminal
cancer patient Heidi Catharina Lindmeir, 53.
He strangled her with a ligature, then tried to do the same
to himself.
Cyclists raised the alarm when they spotted him in a
confusional state.
Carabinieri police found several bottles of denatured
alcohol in the couple's car. Investigators say the two may have
entered into a murder-suicide pact and may have been planning to
douse themselves with the alcohol.
The man is hospitalized under police watch in Genoa.
An autopsy has been ordered on the victim.
German man accused of murder
Killed terminally ill wife, then attempted suicide