A 47-year-old Waterford man has been given a suspended three-year sentence for attempting to murder his elderly mother in an attempted mercy killing, after the judge ruled that his motivation was entirely compassionate. Veronica (Vera) Vollrath (83) was pronounced dead on January 9, 2012 at Killure
Source: Courts News Ireland
This page is a localnews.ie summary and index entry; the full original report may require a publisher subscription.