Author 'tried poisoning husband with sandwich on Valentine's Day before killing him' | PQ58875 | 2024-03-30 11:08:01
A mother who revealed a youngsters's grief guide allegedly tried to poison her husband with a sandwich on Valentine's Day earlier than drugging and killing him.
Kouri Richins, 33, is alleged to have given Eric, 39, a poisoned sandwich weeks earlier than he died of a fentanyl overdose, based on courtroom paperwork filed on Monday.
'I feel my spouse tried to poison me,' Eric informed his good friend after taking one chew of a sandwich that Kouri purchased from a diner and left in his automotive with a notice on February 14, 2022.
Eric broke out in hives and blacked out after digesting the food, stated Summit County prosecutors.
The husband texted his spouse saying he was feeling unwell and fascinated with going to the hospital. Kouri allegedly replied that he ought to take a nap, state the brand new charging paperwork towards her.
'Eric Richins advised Witness 1 that he had virtually died,' state the documents, in reference to his pal. 'Witness 1 might hear the worry in Eric Richins' voice and inform that Eric Richins was scared.'
The husband, a realtor who didn't have any recognized food allergic reactions, informed his good friend that he used his son's EpiPen and ingested a bottle of Benadryl to outlive the weird response.
One month later, Kouri, a mother-of-three, referred to as 911 to report that she discovered Eric 'chilly to the contact' by their bed. He was pronounced lifeless, and located to have 5 occasions the deadly fentanyl dosage in his system.
Kouri was arrested in May and charged with first-degree aggravated homicide in her husband's dying, as well as three counts of possession of a managed substance.
Prosecutors at the time alleged that Kouri laced a Moscow mule cocktail she made for her Eric with fentanyl. Additionally they declare that Kouri took out four life insurance policies underneath her husband's identify.
The couple had reportedly been preventing over their multimillion-dollar mansion.
Kouri in June filed a civil lawsuit against her late husband's estate in search of half of the fairness of the property believed to be valued at $1.9million or extra.
Earlier than being disgraced, Kouri self-published the illustrated youngsters's e-book, Are You With Me?, telling the story of a father with angel wings watching over his son. It was aimed toward helping their sons deal with Eric's demise.
Kouri now faces another attempted murder cost for the alleged Valentine's Day incident. She has been behind bars since last yr and is being held without bail.
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