A Westbrook man helped his cancer-stricken wife to die by suicide and now faces manslaughter charges, state police said. He said he held the gun because his wife was worried about flinching when pulling the trigger, according to the warrant. Lori Conners had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy treatments which, combined with symptoms of Lyme disease, made her very ill and sapped her will to live, police said Kevin Conners told them. Prosecutions for assisted suicide in Connecticut are not common. "Mentally capable terminally ill patients in Connecticut should have this option," he said.

Source: ABC News June 20, 2019 21:33 UTC