Assisted dying laws: Cancer sufferer asks son to kill him after doctors refused ...
Heartbreaking moment cancer sufferer desperate to be euthanised asked his devoted son for 'a favour' because 'today's my day' before being shot dead - and why family are hailing the man who pulled the trigger a hero Colin Stratton, 80, begged doctors to be euthanised after suffering from cancer They refused his request, so he then phoned his son Glenn to 'do him a favour' Glenn Stratton, 53, shot his father dead in Castlemaine, Victoria in May, 2021 'Don't make me make a bloody mess of it, I can't do it myself,' his dad said Stratton has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting his elderly father's suicide
A dad suffering from cancer who repeatedly begged doctors to euthanise him finally asked his son to 'do him a favour' and kill him.
In a sign of loyalty, Glenn Stratton obliged, shooting his father Colin Stratton dead at his property in May this year in Castlemaine, Victoria.
Stratton, 53, faced the Bendigo Supreme Court, on Friday where he was painted as a 'hero' by his family.
He previously pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the suicide of his 80-year-old father.
Stratton Snr and his late wife, Sue, had on multiple occasions spoke to doctors about Victoria's voluntary assisted dying program.
Glenn Stratton, 53, agreed to shoot dead his cancer-suffering father Colin, 80, at his property in
