Retired salesman ‘strangled sick wife when her condition worsened then took own life at their seaside home’

A RETIRED salesman strangled his terminally ill wife when her condition worsened before taking his own life, an inquest heard. Michael and Heather Newton were discovered dead at their seaside home in Poole, Dorset, on December 31 last year. The inquest was told Heather, 70, died as a result of head injuries, possibly caused by...