MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A 93 year old man Florida the man reportedly admitted to deputies that he he tried to kill his wife twice in the past two weeks because he didn’t want her to be alone after she died, according to Marion County Sheriff’s office.

Helmut Lockner was arrested Saturday and booked in Marion County on a charge of attempted first-degree murder. He is accused of trying to strangle his wife by putting a rope around her neck while she was watching television, the arrest report states. Two weeks earlier, he allegedly tried to suffocate her with a pillow while the two were lying down.

The wife told deputies the two have been married for about 60 years and have lived together for as long, according to the report.

According to the report, the wife told deputies that Saturday started out as a normal day. The man mentioned he was in a lot of pain and mentioned wanting to die several times, which was apparently normal, the wife said, according to the report.

The two were watching TV in separate chairs when the husband got up and left. The woman said she didn’t realize her husband had walked behind her seat. Suddenly, she felt something choke around her neck, she said, according to the report. He managed to get his fingers under the rope and free himself. He ran to the patio and called 911.

Deputies observed bruising on the side of the woman’s neck, scratches on her chin and cuts on her arm,

The man told deputies he was dying “and didn’t want to leave his wife alone,” according to the arrest report. While the wife was on the phone with 911, she reportedly heard in the background saying, “You can die with me.”

He was taken to the hospital for evaluation before being transported to the Marion County Jail.

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