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Dying Florida man tried to kill wife twice because he didn’t want her to be alone: ​​affidavit
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Dying Florida man tried to kill wife twice because he didn’t want her to be alone: ​​affidavit

a 93 year old man Florida The man allegedly admitted to officers that tried to kill his wife twice in the last two weeks because he didn’t want her to be alone after his death, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Helmut Lockner was arrested Saturday and booked into Marion County on charges of attempted first-degree premeditated murder. He is accused of trying to strangle his wife by putting a rope around her neck while she watched television, according to the arrest report. Two weeks earlier, he allegedly tried to suffocate her with a pillow while the two were lying down.

The wife told officers the two have been married for about 60 years and have lived together for just as long, according to the report.

According to the report, the wife told officers that Saturday started out like a normal day. The man mentioned he was in a lot of pain and mentioned wanting to die several times, which was apparently normal, the wife said, according to the report.

The two were watching television in separate chairs when the husband got up and walked away. The woman said she didn’t realize her husband had walked behind her chair. Suddenly, she felt something choking her around her neck, she said, according to the report. He was able to get his fingers under the rope and free himself. He ran into the yard and called 911.

Officers observed bruising on the side of the woman’s neck, scratches on her chin and cuts on her arm.

The man told officers he was dying “and he didn’t want to leave his wife alone,” according to the arrest report. While the wife was on the phone with 911, she reportedly heard in the background saying, “you can die with me.”

He was transported to the hospital for evaluation before being transported to the Marion County Jail.

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