92-Year-Old Man Charged with Murdering Wife

0:00On April 28, a 92-year-old man named Lawrence Billham faces murder charges after the death of his 87-year-old wife Shirley at there, apartment in Exeter, Devon. Emergency crews rushed to the scene around 12.40pm on Sunday, April 19, with a found Shirley had been suffocated with a pillow. Lawrence then tried to end his own life with an overdose. He made his first court appearance from a hospital bed at Exeter Magistrate's Court, only confirming his name, age, and address while his lawyer sat. Nearby one of the oldest folks ever hit with such a serious charge. Family members are getting support from trained officers, and cops say the couple knew each other well, with no hunt for other suspects in the mix. Devon and Cornwall police keep a strong presence in the area as they wrap up their probe, leaving this heartbreaking case in the hands of the courts.