Thursday 10 November 2022 06:14 AM Husband Engracio Songcuan claims he killed his wife in self defence and was ... trends now
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Days before a retired accountant strangled his wife, he told their daughter she had hit him with a slipper for the third time but he didn't fight back.
In the text, Engracio Songcuan said his wife was paranoid, and there was no other woman and he asked their daughter to calm her down.
His phone records and CCTV footage were part of agreed facts tendered in the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday.
The 75-year-old, known as Fred, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his 69-year-old wife Erlinda in their Woodcroft home on May 2, 2020.
He has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, claiming he was acting in self-defence or was provoked when he killed his wife in the family garage.
But the Crown submits Songcuan had engaged in a 'deliberate act of vengeance' against his wife after their relationship deteriorated, and they frequently argued about money and infidelity.
