The Rockland County podiatrist who prosecutors said tried to have his wife killed twice issued a teary apology following his first botched murder plot – as court papers laid out the ex-couple’s tumultuous marriage.

Dr. Ira Bernstein claimed at his 2017 sentencing that he was “humiliated, humbled and frankly embarrassed,” and said he would be a “compassionate and good-hearted man in the future” as he faced spouse Susan Bernstein in court.

“To Susan, we had a very stressful marriage, but no matter what happened there is no justification for entering into a conspiracy to have you murdered,” he told his wife whom he shares three children with as he got choked up in court, according to video captured by Lohud.com. 3

But the foot doc’s past plea for mercy appeared short-lived when he

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