You can blame the stroke doctors for this. They did nothing to stopthe 5 causes of the neuronal cascade of death in the first week. And then had NO stroke rehab protocols to get to 100% recovery. No hope, no way ahead.
Elderly Mississippi man murders wife who had stroke, police say
An elderly man is accused of shooting
and killing his wife in a possible mercy killing, the Clinton Police
Department said Wednesday.
The
husband was identified as Thomas Ballenger, 70. He is accused of fatally
shooting his wife Rebecca Ballenger, also 70, Clinton Police Lt. Josh
Frazier said.
The couple had been married for over 40 years.
Frazier
said Rebecca Ballenger had a stroke and that Thomas Ballenger told
police his wife told him she didn't want to live that way.
Ballenger has been charged with murder and denied bond.
Police
responded to a call Tuesday at around 10 p.m. for a report of a shot or
shots fired at Woodlands Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center,
according to Clinton Police Department spokesman Mark Jones. When
officers arrived, they found Rebecca Ballenger dead.
Frazier
said Thomas Ballenger used a revolver and shot his wife more than once.
Thomas Ballenger surrendered to the nursing staff outside of his wife's
room after the shooting, Frazier said.
Police said Thomas Ballenger said he was depressed and felt very guilty about his wife's stroke.
Officials
at the Hinds County Jail said there was no one named Ballenger at their
facility Wednesday. Frazier said the police department would not be
releasing Ballenger's mugshot. When asked if Thomas Ballenger was on
suicide watch, Frazier said, "we're keeping a close eye on him."
"This is the saddest crime I've ever worked, Frazier said.
Tuesday night's shooting was the first homicide since 2014, according to Clinton Police Dept. spokesman Mark Jones.
Mercy
killings are not allowed in most states, including Mississippi law.
However, withholding or withdrawal of "life-sustaining" measures may be
permitted in some circumstances.
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