New trial for fat man who crushed wife

"The prosecution alleged she died of strangulation, while a defence expert testified she was likely crushed to death."

There is not enough information here to tell whether the Canadian man intentionally killed his wife or not. Surely there is a post mortem report which can tell the difference between crushing and strangulation. The couple had been allegedly fighting. It is a very strange case and of course, a weight discrepancy will make a difference if the fight was physical. I think the article is right...intention is the crux of the issue....and yet another solid reminder that weight differential can have serious implications if there are no reasonable ways of solving disputes.

New trial for fat man who crushed wife | World News | News.com.au

Canada hates Him

The Aussie tourist bitten by a bear which was subsequently shot, is quoted to have said: "Canada hates me" and that would about sum it up for an Australian. He wouldn't have wanted the bear shot. We hate killing native animals and he's grown up on  a farm and knows how animals are. I feel sorry for him. Of course the Canadians are angry the bear has been shot. We'd be angry if they killed a koala for hurting a tourist. Our nation gets us to report things though.. There are not many of us and we  have to pick up the patterns quickly so we can do risk evaluations, so if something hurts someone, we'd be telling somebody in authority so other people wouldn't be in danger or at risk. Like when the koala was in our street last summer, we rang the national parks, the vet, the RSPCA. We made sure we knew what to do and then we called on each other to make sure we all knew so children and pets were included in the care picture. I feel sorry for this guy. I hope Canada will for give him because the bear was shot when it came back into Whistler and the Canadian authorities took that decision.