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Missouri man says he killed wife because of her costly medical treatment
Ronnie Wiggs strangled his wife as she was in hospital for procedure related to ongoing kidney dialysis treatment
A 75-year-old Missouri man strangled his wife to death in a hospital bed while claiming that he could no longer afford to pay for her ongoing kidney dialysis treatment, according to authorities.
Ronnie Wiggs has been jailed on a count of second-degree murder in connection with a femicide that starkly demonstrates how US women in general face disproportionately high levels of violence at the hands of intimate partners and family caregivers.
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