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David Hunter

Man 'didn't tell sick wife he was about to kill her'

David Hunter killed his terminally ill wife in Cyprus, in what his defence say was assisted suicide.

  • 3h3 hours ago
  • Tyne & Wear

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Nikki Allan

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David Boyd denies killing seven-year-old Nikki Allan, who was found in a derelict building in 1992.

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Marsden

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Gareth Hutchinson

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Nikki Allan

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