Wife strangled by husband told him she wanted her own life, trial hears

A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard that a woman expressed her desire for independence in text messages to her husband before her death. The deceased, a 30-year-old mother of three from Sligo, told her husband in messages spanning several months that she wanted her own life and instructed him to stop contacting her. The jury was also presented with evidence from the Chief State Pathologist, who…