Canadian charged for allegedly assisting wife’s suicide
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — A 54-year-old Canadian faces the possibility of 20 years in prison after he was charged with aiding and abetting his wife’s suicide.
Police said that Christopher Lewis Forman, was vacationing in St Lucia with his wife when, on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at about 10:00 am (local) time, they responded to a report of a suspected suicide at Trouya in Gros Islet.
The police said that on arrival, they discovered the body of 53-year-old Nicole Forman, a self-employed sales representative.
A post-mortem examination was conducted on April 25 and a toxicology report is pending, the police said.
However, on May 8, Forman, an unemployed bartender, was charged with aiding and abetting the suicide. He has been remanded in custody after making a court appearance.
Under the laws of the St Lucia, anyone who aids or abets a suicide is liable on indictment to imprisonment for 20 years.
