A man in North Carolina accused of killing his wife with a fatal dose of eye drops also tried to poison his daughter, according to the police.
Joshua Hunsucker39, was arrested Tuesday and booked into Gaston County, NC. He had been out on bail following a 2019 arrest in connection with the killing of his wife, Stacy Robinson Hunsucker.
Police said that while Hunsucker was out on bail for four years, he repeatedly tried to intimidate his wife’s family and in one case poisoned his own daughter with the same substance used to kill his wifeCharlotte NBC affiliate WCNC reported.
Stacy Robinson Hunsucker was was found dead in the couple’s home in Mount Holly, NCon September 23, 2018. Her death was initially reported as a heart attack, and Joshua Hunsucker collected more than $200,000 in life insurance after her death.
But insurance investigators began looking into the case, since Stacy had been cremated quickly after her death, and Hunsucker refused an autopsy.
However, a sample of her blood had been saved because she was an organ donor. Blood tests revealed 30-40 times the therapeutic level of tetrahydrozoline, which is found in over-the-counter eye drops.
Hunsucker was charged with first-degree murder but posted $1.5 million bail and was released.
Police said he has done so in subsequent years mailed a package to Stacy’s parentsdrove by their house routinely and sat in their church parking lot, according to Greenville NBC affiliate WYFF.
On February 23, 2023, the Hunsuckers’ 11-year-old daughter became ill at school and was hospitalized, according to police. Investigators said Hunsucker set tetrahydrozoline in a drink his daughter was drinking, WYFF reported.
Hunsucker was charged Tuesday with four counts of intimidation of a witness and four counts of obstruction of justice, according to WCNC. In addition, prosecutors said his bail in the murder case should be revoked.
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