A German man was convicted for the death of his wife, who died after a 48 hour long honeymoon sexcapade.

It seems the couple had a penchant for rough play. However, a little too rough, as it turns out: the man has just been sentenced for involuntary manslaughter.

For 48 hours the couple were able to enjoy their newlywed bliss, and they did so by engaging a sex marathon, complete with sadomasochistic play and bondage sessions. One instrument however proved fatal: it seems that upon removing a so-called Wartenberg wheel - a medical device used to test nerve reactions - from her anus, the 52-year-old perforated the bowel of his 49-year-old bride.

Emergency services were not called until four days later, by which time it was too late: the woman had died from internal injuries.

The recently widowed man, who claimed to have 30 years of experience with S&M, could himself not understand how this happened. Accused of murder and charged for three and a half years, the man ended up receiving a suspended sentence of 18 months after a judge accepted his claims that his wife had refused to be hospitalised.