Ronnie Wiggs is facing a second-degree murder charge after he allegedly killed his wife at a Missouri hospital because he couldn't afford her medical bills.
A Missouri man is facing a second degree murder charge for strangling his wife to death as she was lying in a hospital bed over the weekend, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced. According to court records, Ronnie Wiggs admitted to police that he killed his wife, who had come to the hospital for a new port for dialysis. On Friday, May 3, just before 11:30 p.m.
Wiggs then allegedly told police the reason he killed his wife was because he was depressed and couldn't take care of her or afford the medical bills. Wiggs also allegedly told officers that he tried to kill his wife two other times while she was hospitalized. He said he last attempted to kill his wife while she was at a rehabilitation facility for her medical issues. He said at that time he tried to choke her but could not follow through with it.
Wiggs made his first appearance Monday on a second-degree murder charge and was referred to the public defender’s office. A hearing was also set for Thursday to review his $250,000 bond.
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