A MAN has sadly died after his 220lb wife lost her balance and fell on him in a tragic accident.
The 59-year-old, described as slight in build, was reportedly smothered to death after his wife fell out of bed and got wedged against a wall.
She is said to have stumbled as she got out of bed and went over to where partner had been lying on the floor beside her.
Neighbours were alerted to the tragic situation by the woman’s screams after she became trapped between the bed and the wall.
They are said to have rushed to their help in the early hours of Monday morning.
The neighbours managed to lift her off him, but he was already unconscious by the time firefighters and paramedics got there.
Efforts of medical responders to revive him after he went into cardiac arrest were unsuccessful.
The woman’s weight is believed to be a key factor in why she was unable to get up after getting trapped.
It took five men to lift her off her partner, Portuguese daily Correio da Manha has reported.
The tragic events unfolded in Campanha on the outskirts of Porto .
Portuguese cops have investigated, but determined it was a freak accident and ruled out foul play.
One source close to the investigation said: “It’s been categorised as an accidental asphyxia.
“It’s obviously a very unusual death but there was no criminal intent.
“It was a stumble by the woman as she got out of bed and tried to move closer to her husband who was lying on the floor that led to what happened.”
The dead man’s partner is understood to have been offered grief counselling.
They had lived together as husband and wife for several years, according to local media reports.
However, they had not been formally married.
It comes after more than a dozen people have been hospitalised after eating the poisoned sandwiches from a food truck in Italy.
Two people have sadly died after biting into the food near the town of Diamante in Calabria.
Nine people are being investigated in relation to this, it is understood.
The food truck where the sandwiches were sold has now been seized.
