Stuart Mungall, the star of the original Yorkie chocolate bar adverts, has walked free from the Old Bailey after a judge took mercy on him for killing his terminally ill wife Joan.
The 71-year-old ended the life of 69-year-old Joan, a former actress, at their home in Tooting, south London, last December.
He pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility caused by depression following the strain of caring for her in July.
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Mungall smiled and was given a thumbs-up sign from supporters in the public gallery at the London court on Friday, after being given a 12-month suspended sentence of two years, the Press Association reported.