Woman, 80, cleared of husband's 'mercy killing' bbc.com

Mavis Eccleston told jurors they both intended to take their own lives but she survived an overdose.Mavis Eccleston was accused of giving her husband Dennis, 81, a potentially lethal dose of prescription medicine without his knowledge.

She told jurors at Stafford Crown Court they both intended to take their own lives. Jurors heard she had also taken an overdose but survived.

Mrs Eccleston was also cleared of manslaughter after a two-week trial.