Deal halts murder trial

A BRITISH pensioner arrested over the death of his sick wife in Cyprus is no longer facing a murder trial after a deal was reached with Cypriot prosecutors, according a group working with his lawyers.

David Hunter, 75, is charged with the murder of his wife Janice, 74, who died in December 2021 at the couple’s retirement home in the coastal resort town of Paphos, where many of the up to 60,000 British expatriates in Cyprus live.

Justice Abroad, which works to help people navigate foreign justice systems, said the parties informed the Paphos Assize

Court at a hearing on Friday that there had been agreement regarding the facts of the case and that Mr Hunter will be entering a plea to manslaughter on December 5.

They said they are now hopeful the legal moves will lead to Mr Hunter being released from prison and able to return home after the next hearing.

The organisation said it is working with Cypriot lawyers Nicoletta Charalambidou and Ritsa Pekri to help Mr Hunter, a former miner from Northumberland.