Shocking footage captured by police from inside an ambulance shows Stephen Parsons tell officers: “She begged me to put a pillow over her.”
He added: “She kept on and on and on. I was so fed up that I promised if I did, we would go together. That is why I’m such a failure.”
The clip comes from bodyworn footage taken from inside an ambulance took Stephen to hospital with injuries soon after the killing.
Parsons was found guilty of killing 69-year-old Erica Parsons at their home. He was sentenced to life in prison on Friday and will serve a minimum term of 13 years.
The 71-year-old confirmed he assisted in killing his wife, but denied her murder.
Exeter Crown Court heard police were called to the couple’s home in Bondleigh, Devon, on 11 February 2023, after he sent a message to a friend saying: “by the time you read this we will be dead”.
Emergency services rushed to the scene where they found Erica dead in bed.
Stephen was found next to her with serious injuries to his arms and he was taken to hospital for treatment.
In the ambulance he was arrested on suspicion of murder and told the officer about having caused Erica’s death.
