Friday, March 22, 20134:40 PM A grandmother applied a Hotspur carrier bag to strangle a former soldier because she thought he was abetter offa dead, a court was told today. To send a connect to this site to a friend, you have to be soaked in. Joyce Evans was the only carer for Colin Ballinger, who was house-bound after being clinically determined to have alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. He was told by health practitioners he had merely a year to reside. Evans, 69, is speculated to have strangled 66-year-old Mr Ballinger and before knocking on a neighbouras home and saying: aI think Iave killed Colin put plastic bags over his head. He was getting on my nerves.a Concerned neighbours in New Orleans Walk, Islington, went along to help, and found Mr Ballinger was found lying on his back on the family room of the flat with blood from the side of his head. Evans returned in to the level and was seen kneeling down close to Mr Ballinger, showing him: aDonat worry infant, child, visit sleep,a the jury was told. She's also speculated to have closed his eyes, saying: aYouare greater off like this.a Prosecutor Zoe Johnson told the jury at the Old Bailey that paramedics found a heartbeat and tried to regenerate Mr Ballinger but Evans, who had been drinking vodka that night and seemed drunk, tried to prevent them, saying: aLeave him alone, heas useless, heas gone.a Mr Ballinger was taken to hospital but died the following day, on July 31, 2012, from the combined ramifications of strangulation and being covered with a plastic bag. When Evans was arrested, she's said to have told police: aIam guilty. I put the bag over his head. I would have only topped myself after I did it.a A Tottenham Hotspur provider bag and Hamleys toy look bag were found in Evansas house in New Orleans Walk, Ms Johnson said. Both were split, blood-stained and had saliva inside them, she added. In police interviews, Evans told officers that Mr Ballinger had asked her to simply help end his life and that she'd placed a over his face for approximately six seconds, before altering her mind, the jury heard. According to Evansas version of events, the court observed, she found Mr Ballinger resting on the ground, showing her: aIave had enough. I hope it absolutely was all over.a But, the jury had also noticed a friend who spent time with Mr Ballinger on the evening before his death asked how he was, and was told: aVery great, Iam feeling lucky. My feet are working.a Mr Ballinger is said to possess been in pain, and was informed in April 2012 that his illness was critical and that he had per year to call home, but had never expressed any wish to finish his life, Ms Johnson said. Evans stated that the pair had a conversation 90 days before his death, by which Mr Ballinger had aasked her to greatly help him get free from this situationa, the court heard. Ms Johnson said: aIt goes without saying that this is really a awful case for several of those involved. His life have been lost by colin Ballinger through violence, as opposed to the normal means of death. aThe fact that he was dying is of no importance. Life is always sacred, irrespective of just how long there's left to enjoy.a Evans, who told police she had an aon-offa relationship with Mr Ballinger for 25 years, will claim that her responsibility was impaired because she was experiencing depression during the time. After having a new juror must be chosen for the panel of 12 the prosecution case was reopened today. The test continues. fields.description Read full story A fields.description Read whole story A
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