# N.S. senior killed ailing wife after promising to help her take her own life, court hears

https://mins.news/en/item/79068

- CBC News, 2026-09-29 15:45 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/senior-sentenced-manslaughter-wife-dead-nova-scotia-supreme-court-9.7361407?cmp=rss

> Court documents say 75-year-old Douglas Smith was sentenced Tuesday for killing his wife at their home four years ago. She had previously asked him to help her end her own life.

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