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US
business tycoon allegedly kills wife for her Facebook affair
Wednesday February 16, 2011 07:05:19 PM,
IANS
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London: An American
business tycoon knifed his British wife to death after learning
that she was having a love affair with an old school mate whom she
met on Facebook, a court has heard.
Harold Landry, 64, allegedly hit his wife Lucy, 38, over the head
with a granite rolling pin. He chased her into the garden of their
home and stabbed her 23 times with a kitchen knife, it was
claimed, The Telegraph reported.
Wolverhampton Crown Court heard that the couple were in the throes
of an acrimonious divorce and Landry resented his wife's new
relationship with Gareth Jenkins, an old school friend from South
Wales.
The relationship between the couple -- Landry and Lucy -- had
itself started over the internet. As romance blossomed after
several meetings, Landry, who lived in America and was rich enough
to retire, came to England to set up home with his lover in a
house on the Besford Court Estate near Pershore, Worcs.
The court also heard that Landry, who has denied having murdered
his wife, was suffering from prostate cancer. The case continues.
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