The 71-year-old husband Kevin John Keath and his 68-year-old wife, Kerrie Ann, made a decision on the evening of March 8, when an old couple living in York, Western Australia, fell in love with each other for 34 years.
The couple met to die!
Kevin cut his wife`s throat with a sharp machete,
As the beginning of the couple`s ridiculous suicide pact,
It also destroyed the couple`s love of life for many years.
When Kevin ended his wife`s life, he hesitated and couldn`t do it. After a long period of reflection, Kevin ran to the local police station to surrender himself. When the police first saw Kevin and asked him about his health, Kevin replied, "No, not very well. I just killed my wife."
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Kevin told the police that he and his wife had agreed to the suicide agreement. But when he leisurely took his wife`s life, he flinched and decided not to commit suicide. He also told the police that he did not want to leave his wife`s body on the ground because of heartache and fear of being eaten by mice.
But Kevin admitted: "I think I cut her head off!"
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When Western Australia`s Supreme Court opened today, defense lawyer Karen Farley said the couple had unprecedented financial difficulties and lost all their savings in their failed investments in 2012.
Defense lawyer Karen also said the couple had previously planned to end their lives without success. Kevin could no longer bear the current state of life, and he and his wife firmly believed that When life becomes a burden or they simply cannot live on, they have the right to end their own lives.
Defense lawyer Karen also defended Kevin: Kevin really believes and believes that his wife no longer wants to live and that he has no choice but to help her end her life.
It is reported that before Kerrie was ready to be taken by her husband Kevin, he took a large number of prescription drugs and wrote a suicide note.
The note reads: "Dear. Please note that Kevin and I have long agreed on this suicide agreement, and you can see the failure of my many attempts. In the past, I was not strong enough, so Kevin would help me accomplish my wish. "
Of course, Ms Kerrie may not have thought her husband was just the top half of their suicide plans.
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Defense lawyer Karen also told court that Kevin was deeply remorseful every day, regretting that he had not fulfilled his couple`s two promises and backed back in the suicide agreement. Now, he misses his wife every day, but the couple think they don`t get practical help and they have no choice. He drove into town after killing his wife because he wanted her to be treated with dignity after her death.
David Davidson, a Western Australian prosecutor, told court that before retiring, Kevin earned about A $4000 a week. But at the time of murder, he and his wife received A $600 from Centrelink every two weeks.
Court also handled the case with caution, and defense lawyer Karen Farley said it was unfair to sentence the client to life imprisonment given the unusual extent of the case. She suggested that Judge Bruno Fiannaca consider giving an appropriate sentence to murder. Judge Fiannaca is due to deliver a verdict next week.
Western Australia government has a life hotline 13 11 14, which means you can call this life hotline to save precious lives if you have a tendency to commit suicide yourself, or if you know that there are friends or family members around you who are trying to commit suicide.
