Peter Matthews, 80, admitted to murdering his wife of 56 years, Carol Matthews, at their home.
A disabled pensioner begged her husband not to kill her in their bed before he smothered her with a pillow, a court has heard.
Matthews called 999 on 22 March and admitted he had murdered his wife to "put her out of her misery" even though she did not want to die.Matthews was then taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital where he said: "I decided we had had enough". "Carol was extremely vulnerable due to her age and her disability. This wasn't just putting a pillow over her head while she was asleep, she was awake and knew what he was doing.
Defending Matthews, Anis Ali said the murder was the "culmination of many years of emotional and physical fragility experienced by Peter and Carol".
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