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'I didn't kill her, but I wanted to', says man who strangled his wife as he was 'sick of her moaning'

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Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletter A pensioner who grabbed his wife by the throat told police "I didn't kill her but I wanted to", a court heard.

Michael Lynch, 68, strangled his wife twice on April 17 this year and later said he was "sick of her moaning all the time". Lynch said he was "going to kill her to put her out of her misery" as he attacked her, before later calling police and confessing his crimes.

He appeared at Liverpool Magistrates' Court this morning, the Echo reports. READ MORE: Manchester man, 19, charged with terrorism offences Angela Conlan, prosecuting, explained the couple had experienced difficulties "due to the defendant's drinking".

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