A Utah man accused of trying to kill his terminally ill wife while in hospice care in front of her family to “ease her suffering,” said he would “do it all over again” if he had the chance.
DeWayne McCulla, 45, was charged with attempted murder on Wednesday after he was accused of strangling his wife, Arenda Lee McCulla, who was diagnosed with breast cancer, on December 20, 2021.
The following night, Arenda McCulla, 47, died of her long battle with the disease.
On the night of the alleged attempted murder, her husband had “strangled the victim in an attempt to kill her to ease her suffering while they were with her during terminal cancer and in hospice,” according to charging documents obtained by KSL.
Six family members reportedly had to pull DeWayne McCulla from his dying wife after they saw her gasping for air, according to documents.
DeWayne McCulla has been charged with attempting to kill his terminally ill wife, Arenda Lee McCulla, in late December 2021. McMillan Mortuary Her husband was charged with attempted murder nearly two years after it allegedly happened. GoFundMe
A La Verkin police officer recalls DeWayne McCulla’s allegedly disturbing confession, in which he tried to end his wife’s life in hospice.
“During the conversation with DeWayne McCulla, he admitted to putting his hand on Arenda’s neck in an effort to ease her suffering as she was dying of cancer and was in hospice,” the officer said, according to court documents.
“He said this was all stopped by a family member who noticed what he was doing and pulled it off him.”
McCulla told responding officers that “he would do this again because he loves his wife.”
Arenda was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020. Facebook
It is unclear why the manslaughter charge against the husband was filed Wednesday, nearly two years after the alleged incident.
If convicted of first-degree murder, McCulla faces 15 years to life in prison, according to state law.
Arenda was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020, according to a GoFundMe page set up by her daughter.
Following a life-changing diagnosis, Arenda’s breast cancer spread to her brain, neck, lungs and liver, all but masking her death.
Brenda’s son detailed his mother’s pain from cancer and her treatment on the family’s GoFundMe before her death. GoFundMe
Arenda underwent several rounds of radiation in a last-ditch effort to fight the deadly disease.
He received “3600mg of Chemotherapy daily for 2 weeks at 1 week it only extended his life by a few months; if you can call it living” from October 2021 until his death, his son Anthony Ryder wrote.
Before his death, an update showed the pain he was in less than a week before his death.
“Radiation burns caused open wounds and blisters in his throat that made him unable to eat, so much so that he went almost a week unable to eat anything but Ensure Shake. This is the cruelty of breast cancer,” according to the Dec 14, 2021 update on Arenda’s condition.
Arenda McCulla is from Binghamton, New York, and moved to Utah in 2005. Facebook Arenda underwent 3600mg of chemotherapy daily for two weeks and a week before dying of her cancer. Facebook The McCullas have been married since January 2020. GoFundMe
Arenda married DeWayne in January 2020, according to her late mother’s Facebook page.
Originally from Binghamton, NY, Arenda McCulla moved to southern Utah in 2005 and is an avid motorcyclist.
He also volunteered at a youth rehabilitation center “for years,” his son wrote on his GoFundMe page.
“He was my first love, my first friend, and my first enemy. Throughout this process, I have been trying to find words for something that is missing. Long childhood afternoons watching the Golden Girl under the covers completely disappear- and why? We are still reminded sometimes of humor, good travels, and youthful energy,” wrote his son Michael Ryder.
“I have to remember it’s not about me at the moment. I held her hand as she took her last breath and watched her take her last breath. I love you mom.”
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