Man left his girlfriend to freeze to death

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Man left his girlfriend to freeze when she was struggling on a mountain hike.

He's been found guilty of manslaughter.

So many aspects of his account don't make sense - AIBU to wonder if he did it on purpose?

News article

It does seem quite different – she wasn't poisoned just ill, and he wasn't a paid guide but her boyfriend, and they could have been rescued but not by him. I'm not seeing the similarities?

Apparently the people in the Everest thing were lower level trekkers not guides and poisoning wasn't prevalent.
There is such a thing as aspirational pneumonia though- which is pneumonia developing from food poisoning..
So as they didn't have a guide there would only be the food in the huts. But the over involvement around the Everest area, of helicopters, was extensive apparently with many aware they didn't need rides.
An insurance scam that went wrong? She fell and he carried on in shock?
Actually just googled and can't find a mention of whether he or she had insurance.
Also the evidence of his previous girlfriend was that he just walked off and left her and it doesn't mention an ambulance rescue. Which supports the DV theory.
OK it is tenuous
Anyway it's going to appeal. But not I assume for the above reasons

Just coming on to say thanks to all those who recommended 'Killing Me Softly' on this thread. I got it from the library a while ago but didn't have time to read it and have just started it today and am already half way through. Absolutely gripping and incredibly disturbing.