Man accused of drowning wife had allegedly searched internet for ‘cheap funerals’

A man accused of drowning his wife in Adelaide allegedly told a dental practice his wife should be taken off the books because she wasn’t going to be around much longer.

A man accused of drowning his wheelchair-confined wife in an Adelaide parklands pond has been granted bail after a Supreme Court judge overturned a lower court ruling that he stay in custody.

Key points:

• Peter Dansie was arrested after his wheelchair-bound wife was found dead in a pond
• Prosecutors allege he killed his wife because he saw her as a burden
• He has been granted home detention bail

Peter Rex Dansie, 68, was arrested in July, nearly three months after his wife Helen was found dead in the pond at Veale Gardens.

The 67-year-old woman was in a wheelchair after a stroke more than 20 years ago, and prosecutors alleged her death was planned because she had become a burden on her husband.

The accused was granted home detention bail to live with his sister but must remain in custody until a surety of $210,000 is lodged with the court.

The Supreme Court heard that would include Susanne Dansie taking out a caveat over the property in which she and her brother will live.

Peter Dansie is yet to enter a plea on allegations he murdered his wife on April 16.

Source: Peter Dansie granted bail over wife’s drowning in Adelaide parklands pond – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)