Prosecutors say the shooting happened after the couple got into an argument and allege the killing was deliberate, carried out with no mercy.

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And what a bitter gall is in my throat for what I believed was a domesticated man with a clear love for wife and children, who is no more than a savage with not a drop of mercy in his cold heart.

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Indeed, no one should confuse Allstate with the Sisters of Mercy.

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The old-school hustlers were left with no leverage at the negotiating table with the owners of capital, while at the same time being at their mercy, instead of at the mercy of Wild West nature.

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Replays suggested the midfielder had gone over Warnock's challenge rather theatrically, but Adebayor showed no mercy as he side-footed home the spot-kick with aplomb.

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Sunderland's defence was caught wide open as Yaya Toure showed superb pace and strength to power 50 yards through the midfield before laying the ball off to Tevez but the striker - under no pressure - incredibly side-footed his effort well over the bar with the goal at his mercy.

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