Elderly Florida woman sentenced for what she says was a mercy killing

Elderly Florida woman sentenced for what she says was a mercy killing

Content warning: This article mentions suicide. Please take care while reading. Stories don’t come much sadder than this: a 78-year-old Florida woman was recently sentenced to about a year in prison followed by 12 years probation for the 2023 shooting death of her husband at a Daytona Beach area hospital. She says she had her husband had a suicide pact, which she couldn’t follow through on after he died. Two years ago, Ellen Gilland‘s husband, t…

78-Year-Old Woman Sentenced For Killing Terminally Ill Husband

A 78-year-old woman admitted to shooting her terminally ill husband in what she described as a mercy killing and was taken into custody to serve nearly one year in jail. With a stoic expression, Ellen Gilland received her sentence on Friday, marking the end of an emotional legal battle. Gilland’s attorney, Matthew Ferry, had hoped for a probation sentence but expressed gratitude that the judge showed compassion, considering she originally faced …

US woman sentenced to a year in prison for shooting terminally ill husband

(The Guardian) – Ellen Gilland was arrested in January 2023 after killing her husband, Jerry Gilland, 77, in his Florida hospital room A woman in Florida has gotten a one-year prison sentence for shooting her terminally ill husband to death at a hospital in early 2023. Ellen Gilland’s attorney had argued for probation, essentially characterizing the case as a mercy killing. But the presiding judge sentenced Gilland to prison because of the traum…

Say What Now? Woman Kills Father-in-Law, Googles How Long Before Body Smells, Then Takes Family Vacation

A nursing student allegedly told family members that her father-in-law “had moved to Cincinnati” before their vacation, with his body later discovered by her husband while she was at school — and then things take an even stranger turn. Now the Ohio woman could spend the rest of her life in jail after pleading guilty to the murder of her 80-year-old father-in-law. According to the Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office, on Wednesday, Brittany Cole,…

Woman, 78, Sentenced To Prison For Killing Terminally Ill Husband As Part Of Suicide Pact

A 78-year-old Florida woman was sentenced to just a shade over a year behind bars for killing her terminally ill husband as he lay on his hospital bed.

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