Pensioner cleared of murdering wife during first lockdown in Wales

Anthony Williams had pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Ruth Williams at their home in Brynglas

A man who killed his wife five days into the first lockdown last year in Wales has been cleared of her murder.

Anthony Williams, 70, strangled his wife, Ruth, 67, at their home in Brynglas, Cwmbran, after a period of feeling depressed and anxious and later told police he had been struggling mentally with coronavirus restrictions, his trial heard.