UK Woman charged with murdering her husband by 'shooting him while he slept'

Submitted by AngryMan on Mon, 2009-01-05 23:06

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'A pensioner has appeared in court charged with shooting her husband dead while he lay sleeping.

Helen Lawson, 61, is accused of blasting her husband Geoffrey, also 61, twice in the chest with a shotgun.

Police found the body of the electrician in the bedroom of their £200,000 cottage after his wife dialled 999 just after 3.30am on Sunday.

Mrs Lawson was arrested at the scene and charged with murder.'

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