Saturday 19 January 2013

California woman pleads guilty in assisted suicide of veteran

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California woman was sentenced to probation on Friday for helping an 86-year-old World War Two veteran kill himself by mixing a lethal dose of Oxycontin into his yogurt even though he was not terminally ill or bedridden. Elizabeth Barrett, 66, pleaded guilty and was given three years of probation instead of jail time based on her lack of a criminal record, her own illness and the wishes of the man's family, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. "I think Ms. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Read More Here..

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