Man freed in assisted suicide case

A Madrid court has released a 70-year-old man who admitted to helping his 61-year-old wife end her life in a case that has reignited a debate about assisted suicide in Spain, where it remains illegal.

Angel Hernandez said his wife, Maria Jose Carrasco, was diagnosed 30 years ago with multiple sclerosis and had for years asked him to help her die. He made a video of his wife’s last days.

The court released Hernandez after a preliminary hearing. The judge said in a statement that Carrasco was in a terminal phase of illness and said Hernandez admitted helping his wife commit suicide.