Mans poisons his wifes tea

A man who poisoned his estranged wife's tea with mercury has been given a 350-day suspended sentence.

William Dowling, 69, from Colne, Lancashire, poisoned 64-year-old Maureen Dowling's drink so she would become ill and dependent on him.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/8226473.stm

Do you think this sentence is a little leanient?

Yes it was lily Shes very lucky to be alive I think. The mans a coward in my eyes anyway he will get what he deserves in public I,d spit on him

Lily-Pad wrote:A man who poisoned his estranged wife's tea with mercury has been given a 350-day suspended sentence.

William Dowling, 69, from Colne, Lancashire, poisoned 64-year-old Maureen Dowling's drink so she would become ill and dependent on him.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/8226473.stm

Do you think this sentence is a little leanient?

Yes. He should be inside. I bet she was nagging though

A good old-fashioned crime!

Vilipend wrote:A good old-fashioned crime!

PG Tips?

350-day suspended?

am I the only one who thinks thats a little light?

chronos wrote:350-day suspended?

am I the only one who thinks thats a little light?

I think it is because she suffered no serious harm and thats why it is so light.

Doesnt matter really, he still attempted it.

The intent was to kill her, why a suspended sentence? Hopefully it won't encourage others with the same ideas!

My hub is constantly asking me would i like a cuppa :confusedguy:

Should i be suspicious

magica006 wrote:My hub is constantly asking me would i like a cuppa :confusedguy:

Should i be suspicious

It all depends on wether or not you let him watch 'Match of the Day'

Open some muscle shells slightly ...put them in a plant pot with soil and a nice plant for forty eight hours ...then wash and serve ...she'd be dead in no time and from sea food poisoning ...so he'd be in the clear ...oops ...he didn't actually want her dead he just wanted her to shut the fuck up and let him be the boss around his own house for a change.

Sounds like you done it before jack!!!!!!!!

Turkeygirl wrote:Sounds like you done it before jack!!!!!!!!

I've been close TG ...very close.
If you kill someone ...seafood poisoning is the way to go.

jack wrote:

Turkeygirl wrote:Sounds like you done it before jack!!!!!!!!

I've been close TG ...very close.
If you kill someone ...seafood poisoning is the way to go.

Chefs say one SHOULD NEVER eat an OPEN Mussell in a seafood meal !!!!!!!! :sherlock:

I wouldn't eat one of those nasty things opened or closed. Maybe she will stop nagging him. He should get more than a wrist slap tho IMO.

Truthy wrote:

magica006 wrote:My hub is constantly asking me would i like a cuppa :confusedguy:

Should i be suspicious

It all depends on wether or not you let him watch 'Match of the Day'

Lol Truthy, I will from now on :rofl;: :rofl;:

Sounds like a good excuse to me, not to make the missus a cuppa now. :http://www.pla

So he gets off, more or less scott free.
That does'nt put much worth on his wifes life, does it?
She could be dead, its more luck than judgment that she is'nt. He sounds like a horrible controling old man, who could'nt face up to the fact that his wife did'nt want him anymore.

Perhaps if he had robbed her, he would have been given a stiffer sentence.

I blame Eastenders

Time for a joke!

Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea.
Churchill: Nancy, if I were your husband, I'd drink it.

jack wrote:

Turkeygirl wrote:Sounds like you done it before jack!!!!!!!!

I've been close TG ...very close.
If you kill someone ...seafood poisoning is the way to go.

I've been warned that if I lose my own teeth or start to nag too much, I shall be tossed in a slurry pit then put through the muck spreader. This apparently leaves no trace of little old me. I don't know whether to be bothered more by his method of getting shot of me or that he has clearly given it a lot of thought.

spank wrote:

jack wrote:

Turkeygirl wrote:Sounds like you done it before jack!!!!!!!!

I've been close TG ...very close.
If you kill someone ...seafood poisoning is the way to go.

I've been warned that if I lose my own teeth or start to nag too much, I shall be tossed in a slurry pit then put through the muck spreader. This apparently leaves no trace of little old me. I don't know whether to be bothered more by his method of getting shot of me or that he has clearly given it a lot of thought.

Sounds like you have a real winner there.
Of course, you could always replace HIM, before you need those new dentures.
And I always say,.. there would be NO nagging women, if men did what they were told first time.

spank wrote:

I've been warned that if I lose my own teeth or start to nag too much, I shall be tossed in a slurry pit then put through the muck spreader. This apparently leaves no trace of little old me. I don't know whether to be bothered more by his method of getting shot of me or that he has clearly given it a lot of thought.

Sorry Spank. I had to laugh...

Syl wrote:So he gets off, more or less scott free.
That does'nt put much worth on his wifes life, does it?
She could be dead, its more luck than judgment that she is'nt. He sounds like a horrible controling old man, who could'nt face up to the fact that his wife did'nt want him anymore.

Perhaps if he had robbed her, he would have been given a stiffer sentence.

Exactly my feeling about it.

Syl wrote:So he gets off, more or less scott free.
That does'nt put much worth on his wifes life, does it?
She could be dead, its more luck than judgment that she is'nt. He sounds like a horrible controling old man, who could'nt face up to the fact that his wife did'nt want him anymore.

Perhaps if he had robbed her, he would have been given a stiffer sentence.

He'd have probably got a stiffer sentence if he hadn't paid his tv licence! It's disgusting. Can the victim or the cps appeal to have his sentence increased in some way? Like so many of the punishments handed out by UK courts it is woefully inadequate.