Egan
KINGSTON – A Kingston man, who entered into a suicide pact with his wife, was sentenced in Ulster County Court on Wednesday to five years of probation.
Paul Egan, 63, pled guilty to promoting a suicide attempt as a non-violent felony.
The case stems from the death of his wife, Catherine, of complications from carbon monoxide poisoning at the couple’s home on January 12, 2015. At that time, Egan stuffed clothing in a furnace ventilation duct causing fumes to permeate throughout the house.
When a family member could not reach the couple by phone, they asked Kingston Police to check on their welfare. They found Catherine Egan unconscious. She died days later in a hospital.
Egan survived the suicide pact.
During the investigation, he cited medical difficulties and depression
that led his wife and him to enter into the pact.
