Former international hockey player who murdered wife asks police ‘why are you doing this to me’ during arrest

Police release material after Mohamad Samak jailed murdering his wifeWest Mercia Police

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00:00I swear to God

00:30Jo was a beautiful thoughtful person

00:55she was loyal kind and caring to everyone that touched her life

00:59she was deeply loved by us, her family and her many many friends

01:02most importantly she was an amazing mom

01:05her loss has had a devastating impact on everyone who knew and loved her

01:10and we will never come to terms with losing her in such a cruel and senseless way

01:14Jo's zest for life was infectious

01:17she was generous, creative and full of fun

01:21with a wonderful sense of style and a passion for interior design

01:25fashion, art and nature

01:27Jo had so much more life to live

01:31and we will miss her and love her forever

01:33at 10 minutes past 4 this morning police received a telephone call from you reporting in your words that your wife she has a knife

01:36and that you had found her on the ground with a knife

01:40and that you had found her on the ground with a knife

01:43so I'm going to ask you a number of questions in relation to this

01:49but firstly, did you murder Joanne Sama?

01:53No

01:55No

01:56No

01:58No

02:00You lied to the call taker when you made that telephone call

02:06You lied to the police officers at the scene

02:09You lied to me in the first and second interview

02:11didn't you?

02:13I had to live into a lie

02:15I had to live into a lie

02:17I had to live into a lie