Michael Polak spoke with Tom Swarbrick at 16:30 yesterday afternoon about the David Hunter murder trial taking place in Cyprus.

Justice Abroad represents Mr David Hunter, a 75-year-old British man who is facing murder charges in Cyprus after the death of his wife, Janice Hunter, who was suffering from blood cancer. Justice Abroad has assembled a top team of lawyers to fight for David Hunter, including Nicoletta Charalambidou, an experienced human rights advocate, and Ritsa Pekri, a criminal law expert on this case.

Today, 15 May 2023, Mr Hunter gave evidence to the Court explaining that:

- He had been in a long and loving relationship with his wife Janice for over 55 years after meeting her at a dance at a miner’s club;

- Note only was she his wife but also his best friend;

- He worked up to 7 days a week in the coal mines to support his family and send his daughter to university;

- He and Janice had a happy retirement in Cyprus before she became unwell;

- She was in a lot of pain because of the blood transfusions she had to have because of the blood cancer she suffered;

- That towards the end of her life she was so unwell that she could no longer walk upstairs, and they had to sleep in a lounge chair downstairs;

- That she repeatedly told him that she wanted him to help end her life and by the end of her life she was begging him to help her, but he continuously refused to do so;

- That he had hoped that she would change her mind about wanting to end her life and was hoping for ‘a miracle or something good to happen’; and

- That he acted, without pre-planning, when she begged him again one day and was in pain and then sought to end his own life by taking medication which was in the house already.

The trial was adjourned until 9.30am on Tuesday 23 May 2023 when the defence will call further witnesses who knew the couple.

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