Killer fiancee Angelika Graswald said she enjoyed watching husband-to-be Vincent Viafore drown in kayak

A woman accused of killing her fiance by tampering with his kayak later said ‘it felt good knowing he would die’, a court has heard.

Angelika Graswald, 35, waited 20 minutes to dial 911 after Vincent Viafore’s kayak capsized when it filled with water on the Hudson River, 50 miles north of New York City.

The court has not yet heard how the kayak was tampered with and Mr Viafore’s body has never been found.

Graswald is facing a second degree murder charge with attoeys saying she stood to receive $250,000 from life insurance policies.

However, her lawyer said that she may have been coerced into a confession and English isn’t her first language so may have been misunderstood.

'Happy': Angelika Graswald (left) allegedly admitted to police that she relished watching fiancé Vincent Viafore sink to his death in the Hudson River last month. She is pictured in court on Wednesday at a bail hearing

Angelika Graswald and Vincent Viafore (Picture: Facebook)

After Mr Viafore’s kayak filled with water, he held on for five to 10 minutes, and witnesses have said she intentionally capsized her own kayak.

She was later rescued and treated by paramedics.

Assistant District Attoey Julie Mohl said Graswald later told investigators that she felt relief and ‘it felt good knowing he would die.’

Bail has been set at $3million cash.