A Florida man says he shot his sick wife because she was in pain and he could no longer afford her medication, according to WPTV in Florida.
Detectives in Port St. Lucie say William Hager was remorseful when he told them he shot and killed his wife, but he said he couldn’t afford to get her the medical help she needed.
It was a last resort, he told police. Hager’s wife Carolyn suffered with chronic medical problems including arthritis for around 15 years.
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Chief Deputy Gary Wilson, of the St. Lucie Sheriff’s Office, told WPTV, “We don’t see it in situations like this where there’s a death involved but we frequently get called to different locations for different problems where people are at their wits end, trying to figure out how they’re going to makes ends meet, how they’re going to cover medical.”
The sheriff’s office says there are drug manufacturers who offer help for people struggling to pay for their medications.
Hager is facing a charge of first-degree murder.
