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Husband killed his wife by throwing TV remote at her head

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:24 pm
by HURAKAN
Husband who killed his wife by throwing TV remote at her head after cocaine binge is jailed for three years

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 2:07 AM on 19th December 2009

A husband who threw a TV remote control at his wife during a row saw her collapse dying after it hit her on the neck.

Electrical engineer Paul Harvey and his wife Gloria Laguna were unaware that she suffered from a congenital defect to an artery and could have died from a ‘trivial’ blow at any time.

Harvey, 46, admitted manslaughter and sat weeping in court as his barrister said that 48-year-old Miss Laguna’s death was comparable to the chances of winning the lottery.

But he was jailed for three years on Friday after the judge heard that the couple had been taking cocaine, and Harvey had a previous record for violence.

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