The moment a pensioner tells 999 call handler he has killed his wife
BBC Ambulance captures harrowing moment pensioner phoned 999 to say he had killed wife, 86, with an iron bar because he couldn’t cope with her dementia
- Documentary makers captured the moment a man confessed to killing his wife
- He said he killed her with an iron bar because he couldn’t cope with her care
- Documentary shows impact on 999 staff of having to deal with horrific issues
The dramatic moment a man confessed to killing his elderly wife with an iron bar was caught on camera by a film crew making a documentary.
A 999 call handler picked up the phone to the killer during the making of Ambulance, a series about the emergency service in the North West of England.
The man’s first words were: ‘I’ve killed my wife.’
He continued: ‘She can’t walk. She’s incontinent, and I can’t cope. So I’ve killed her.’
The documentary Ambulance last night showed the moment a man confessed to a 999 call handler that he had killed his wife
In the dramatic footage broadcast on BBC 1 last night, the man then tells the call handler his wife is 86 and he had hit her with an iron bar.
Bizarrely, he then asked the police not to use sirens, as there was a little girl’s birthday party next door and he feared it would ruin it.
He says of his wife: ‘She’s dead, that’s all you need to know.’
The documentary shows the strain put on emergency service staff due to the distressing issues they have to deal with.
The call handler, named only as Frank, says it is the second time he has answered such a call, and takes time out to recover himself.
Another call handler said he was repeatedly receiving calls about people who were unconscious or struggling to breath.
No further details of the case were given, although the facts given match the case of an 84-year-old who killed his dementia sufferer wife as an ‘act of mercy’ when he realised she was about to be moved into a care home.
The man in that case was given a suspended sentence. The BBC were unable to confirm the case was the same.
The documentary showed the impact of handling such emotionally charged calls on staff. The call handler, named only as Frank, had to take time out after the call
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