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Man Found Guilty of Having Wife’s Podiatrist Murdered Over Foot Amputation

After a California woman underwent a botched procedure for an ingrown toenail, her husband, 83-year-old Robert Lee, exacted revenge.

A Northern California man has been convicted of hiring a hitman to kill a podiatrist he blamed for the partial amputation of his late wife’s foot, Law & Crime reported. Robert Elmo Lee, 83, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the August 2018 shooting death of Dr. Thomas Shock, a physician Lee’s wife saw in 2014 to have an ingrown toenail treated. In the aftermath of the botched procedure, Bonnie Lee had to have a portion of her foot removed. She died in 2016 from an infection, which authorities say may or may not have had anything to do with the procedure. Lee’s co-defendants, who include the shooter and getaway driver, have already been convicted for their roles in the case. Lee is set to be sentenced in May.