Name: Florence Marjorie Simpson.
Died: October 3, 2000.
Age at death: 81.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Howick, New Zealand.
Disability: Terminal cancer.
Details:
Florence’s son drugged her and strangled her with the cord to her morphine pump.
Case status:
Christopher Simpson (Son), convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to 3 years.
Source:
Doctor jailed for killing his terminally ill mother
Doctor charged with strangling mother
Strangled mum full of morphine
The New Zealand Herald
Mercy Killing