Hospital Staff Believed Husband's Death Was Suspicious. An Autopsy Revealed the Unthinkable

A Georgia pistillate was sentenced to beingness successful situation past week aft being recovered blameworthy of poisoning her hubby to decease with a cocktail that contained antifreeze, authorities say.

Torrii Fedrick was recovered blameworthy pursuing a two-year probe into her hubby Phil Fedrick’s decease successful September 2021, the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed successful a connection connected Thursday, March 27.

Prosecutors said that Phil died from “ethylene glycol poisoning,” which is simply a substance commonly recovered successful antifreeze and brake fluid, according to the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office.

The bureau said exigency country unit astatine Archbold Memorial Hospital became suspicious of Fedrick’s husband’s unwellness and suspected helium was poisoned. Phil died a week aft helium was rushed to the hospital, according to The Miami Herald. An autopsy aboriginal showed helium had ingested the chemic often recovered successful antifreeze, the sheriff’s bureau said.

Fedrick was recovered blameworthy past Thursday of felony malice execution and aggravated assault, WCTV reported.

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The blameworthy verdict came aft the Fedricks’ 2 children appeared to recant accusation during tribunal grounds that prosecutors said they antecedently told constabulary during the probe into their father’s death, according to tribunal reporting by The Thomasville Times-Enterprise.

The defence argued that the victim’s decease was a suicide. The Fedricks’ children — Phil Jr. and Phil’Nesia — told prosecutors they ne'er saw their begetter portion the cocktail that investigators accidental Phil Jr. initially described to constabulary during the decease investigation, according to the Times-Enterprise.

The paper reported that Phil Jr. told prosecutors helium had lone told investigators what they wanted to hear, an assertion prosecutors pushed backmost connected during his testimony.

Investigators ne'er located the antifreeze oregon the cocktail that Fedrick allegedly gave her hubby the nighttime helium died, her defence squad argued, according to the Times-Enterprise.

The outlet reported that Fedrick’s sentencing comes with the anticipation of parole.

PEOPLE reached retired to Fedrick’s defence lawyer for remark this week, but did not instantly person a reply.

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