A California woman is charged with illegally assisting a healthy 86-year-old World War II veteran commit suicide by giving him yogurt mixed with a lethal dose of Oxycontin, according to investigators.
Jack Koency, of Laguna Niguel,Calif., was found dead in his bedroom last September. He was not terminally ill, bedridden, or immobile at the time of his death, according to Senior Deputy District Attorney Ebrahim Baytieh.
Police said the "scene was suspicious" and continued their investigation until they recently discovered a motion-activated camera in Koency's home which recorded Koency's friend Elizabeth Barrett allegedly mixing the lethal concoction. Full Article
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