Woman Loses Her Life after Calling Gambler Husband “Coward”
A Reno man has been sentenced to life in prison for strangling his wife after she called him a “coward” for gambling away all their savings. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the sentence was imposed Friday on 55-year-old Samuel Kung, who will be eligible for parole after serving 10 years. Kung earlier pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the June killing of his 53-year-old wife, Gina Lew, in their bedroom.
Family members say Kung could not keep a job, while Lew worked two jobs to support them and also cleaned and cooked for him. Police say Kung was heavily involved in high-stakes poker and his gambling left him reliant on payday loans and borrowing money from Lew’s elderly parents. In a statement, Kung apologized for the killing.