A MAN has allegedly used a bottle of absinthe to bludgeon his wife to death during their boozy final night together, according to the New York Post.

Kathleen Dawn “Kat” West, 42 — a stay-at-home mum who lived a double life on a subscription-only adult website under the name “Kitty Kat West” — died of blunt-force trauma after being whacked in the head with a bottle of Lucid-brand absinthe on January 12.

Her husband, William “Jeff” West, 44, was arrested on murder charges last Thursday.

A friend of West’s, Mike Waters, said the death was an alcohol-fuelled accident in a since-deleted Facebook post, according to the Daily Mail.

“I was able to talk to my friend Jeff last night in length. In the upcoming days true facts will be coming out”, Mr Waters wrote on January 20.

“And everybody will find out that this was a terrible accident, that involved excessive alcohol consumption …. Absinthe!”

Kathleen West’s body was discovered at 5 a.m. the day after her murder, naked except for a sports bra. A cellphone with a green bottle balanced on top of it were discovered nearby, which witnesses said appeared staged.

The night of Kathleen West’s death, the couple — who are from Calera, Alabama — was celebrating a “date night” and bought bottles of Lucid and Jameson Irish whiskey from R & R Wine and Liquor store.

Kathleen West is seen on surveillance footage laughing and, at one point, Jeff West gives her a playful pat on the behind.

A friend said that Jeff was well aware of his wife’s online persona and “got off” on the idea that she was wanted by other men.

“She was a sweet lady who was fun, playful and loved to tease either sex,” the friend said. “I know Jeff was well aware of whatever it was she or they were doing.”

Jeff West is being held on $500,000 bail.

Absinthe, a green, anise-flavoured liquor said to cause hallucinations, has long been touted by artists, writers and poets for its ability to fuel creativity.

However, incidents of absinthe-related alcohol abuse led to it being banned in the US in 1912.

It only became legal again to buy in 2007 without thujone, a chemical substance extracted from the wormwood plant, believed to give the so-called ‘Green Fairy’ its mind-altering effects.