A PENSIONER killed his wife five days into the first national lockdown because of worries over Covid, a court heard.
Anthony Williams, 70, who had not been sleeping, strangled Ruth, 67, when she told him to “get over it,” it was said.
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Retired Williams, who had money worries, told police: “I just snapped.”
He said concerns over Covid were “probably” preying on his mind.
Williams told: “We woke in the morning, I had been tossing and turning all night, two nights I could not sleep.
“My wife said ‘get over it’ or ‘come on – get over it’. I just snapped.
“I just had my hands on her throat and I was just throttling her to death.
“Then I was going to commit suicide but I couldn’t.
Williams, of Brynglas, Cwmbran, denies murder.
He has admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.
The trial continues at Swansea crown court.
