Connecticut Man Faces Manslaughter Charge After Helping Wife End Her Life

Connecticut man charged with manslaughter after assisting with his wife's suicide

A Connecticut man has been charged with manslaughter after he assisted his cancer-stricken wife end her life, police said in a statement Thursday.

Kevin Connors, 65, initially told authorities that his terminally ill wife had killed herself, but later admitted that he had held the gun to her head while she pulled trigger, the arrest warrant stated.

Connors, a retired state corrections officer, was arrested on Thursday and charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with his wife's death back in September. According to the arrest warrant, Connors called state police just after 1 a.m. on Sept. 6, 2018, reporting that his wife had committed suicide. But after police interrogated him and noticed inconsistencies in his stories, Connors told officers that he had agreed to stabilize the gun for his wife but was "adamant he did not pull the trigger."

He told police that "he loved his wife very much and couldn't watch her suffer like she was" from the cancer that was spreading through her body, the affidavit stated. His wife, Lori Connors had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer that metastasized to other parts of her body. She was also in constant pain due to the treatment interfering with her Lyme disease the Middletown Press reports.

The couple had researched various suicide methods and Lori told her husband that she no longer to live and that she "wanted to be with God."

Police discovered more than 13 letters signed by Lori Connors apologizing to her family for taking her own life. Lori had previously attempted to take her own life in 2018, which was confirmed by medical records, the affidavit stated.

Assisted suicide is legal in several states including California, Oregon, Hawaii, Colorado, Washington, Washington D.C., New Jersey, Maine, and Vermont. Assisted suicide is protected under a court ruling in Montana, but specific legislation authorizing it has never been authorized there. Connecticut has considered legislation that would legalize assisted suicide, but the bill was never voted on.

Connors is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail and is due back in court on Friday.

Photo: Connecticut State Police


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