Australian jailed for euthanasia...

A 60-year old Australian woman, Shirley Justins, has been sentenced to spend her weekends in jail for nearly two years for killing her partner.

Ms Justins had believed she was doing what Graeme Wylie wanted but knew he lacked the capacity to decide whether to take his own life, the judge said.

He accused her of being "selfish and cruel" for denying Mr Wylie's daughters the chance to say goodbye in 2006.

Mr Wylie had been rejected for a legally assisted suicide. More...

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