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No Charges For PA Husband In Wife's Garage Suicide: Police No Charges For PA Husband In Wife's Garage Suicide: Police
No Charges For PA Husband In Wife's Garage Suicide: Police A Pennsylvania husband will not be charged in his wife's suicide, police said. The Doylestown woman, 83, had only days or weeks to live when her husband of 60 years returned home one day in August 2023, and found the car running in their closed garage, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. The woman had been researching doctor-assisted death options and suicide, and had been receiving hospice care, police said. And so, when her 90-year-old husband found his wife comatose and barely responsible, because she had discussed with him her intent to end her own life, he did not shut o…
Philadelphia's Jeffrey Cheung, 34, Dies 2 Months After Cancer Diagnosis Philadelphia's Jeffrey Cheung, 34, Dies 2 Months After Cancer Diagnosis
Philadelphia's Jeffrey Cheung, 34, Dies 2 Months After Cancer Diagnosis The death of Philadelphia's Jeffrey Cheung has devasted several communities. The 34-year-old Central High School grad was diagnosed with Stage 4 gastric adenocarcinoma in May 2023.  Jeff made the decision to transfer to hospice care at home, where he died peacefully on July 25, according to a GoFundMe page. He is survived by his parents Linda and Tin, his brother James, sister Janette, brother-in-law Eric, and fiancée Tram. As of Friday, July 28, the GoFundMe page had raised more than $45,600. Condolences poured in on Facebook. It is with great sadness to announce that our dear fri…
PA K9 Officer Dies After Suffering Brain Injury Caused By Bee Sting PA K9 Officer Dies After Suffering Brain Injury Caused By Bee Sting
PA K9 Officer Dies After Suffering Brain Injury Caused By Bee Sting A police officer from suburban Philadelphia who suffered a brain injury caused by a bee sting last year has died, his department announced. Hatboro K9 handler and dad of two Ryan Allen went into cardiac arrest on Oct. 14, 2021, after suffering anaphylactic shock from a bee sting, "with no prior history of a bee allergy," his wife, Whitney Allen, wrote on a GoFundMe page. He went into cardiac arrest and was clinically dead for 20 minutes, and as a result, suffered a lack of oxygen to his brain — resulting in an anoxic brain injury, she explained. Since then, the officer has been in and out …