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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Prosecutors said Monday they will file murder charges against an 89-year-old man who told police he smothered his 85-year-old wife in her nursing home bed to end her pain. An arrest warrant was issued for Morris Meyer, who was being evaluated at a hospital. Bridgeport police said Meyer, who uses a wheelchair, told officers March 24 that he had suffocated his wife of 63 years, who had been suffering from a chronic illness and was in constant pain. Meyer and his wife shared a room at the nursing home where they had lived since November 2001. He told police his wife had begged him to help her die, so he made his way to her bed and held a pillow over her face. 'It was a fairly easy call based on his confession,' Benedict said. 'It's tragic. But regardless of the amount of pathos involved, our duty is to prosecute and enforce Connecticut's laws. This is clearly a violation of the murder statute...'
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