Ex-mayor 'tried to smother 92-year-old mother with cushion to speed up her demise'A former mayor tried to "speed up his mother's demise" by smothering her with a cushion because he "couldn't stand" to watch her "suffering", a court heard.
Source: Ex-mayor 'tried to smother 92-year-old mother with cushion to speed up her demise' (https://news.sky.com/story/david-mclean-former-winchester-mayor-tried-to-smother-his-mother-to-death-to-end-her-suffering-court-hears-13125777)