"He only get five years" he pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility and was acquitted of murder. His defence argued that he acted due to his mental state, which had been worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 28 March 2020, 70-year-old Anthony Williams of Cwmbran, Wales, strangled his 67-year-old wife Ruth to death.

The following February, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility and was acquitted of murder. Ruth Williams died due to pressure to the neck and had three fractured bones Ruth was found slumped on the porch of her home in the Hollybush area of Cwmbran.

Anthony Williams was found not guilty of murder in a unanimous verdict. The following February, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility and was acquitted of ...