Photo: York County Sheriff’s Office
A South Carolina woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally poisoning her husband with Visine eye drops, according totheRock Hill Herald.
Lana Sue Clayton, 53, of Lake Wylie, pleaded guilty Thursday to voluntary manslaughter and malicious tampering with drugs or food,reports WCNC.
Clayton faced up to 50 years in prison, but South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Paul Burch sentenced Clayton to half that,theRock Hill Heraldreports.
Clayton was arrested in August 2018 in York County and charged with murder and unlawful malicious tampering of food in connection to the death of her husband, Stephen Delvalle Clayton, according to arelease from the York County Sheriff’s Office.
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She began using the deadly chemical on July 19 through July 21, 2018, and Stephen, 64, died on July 21 at their home, according to theYork County Sheriff’s Office release,which noted the “autopsy toxicology tests discovered poisonous levels of Tetrahydrozoline in the body of the victim.”
The chemical is frequently used in eye drops.
About two years before shepoisoned her husband,Clayton reportedly shot her spouse with a crossbow in an incident that was initially determined to have been an accident, according to theRock Hill Herald.
Law enforcement was taking a fresh look at the previous shooting,theRock Hill Heraldreports.
The bow “accidentally” triggered after she moved from downstairs to the couple’s bedroom area upstairs, she said, according to the report.
A spokesperson for the York County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
source: people.com
