Why does my Preview app keep shutting my computer down?

For weeks now I've been reporting this issue to Apple but so far I haven't had any response or update fixes.  When I click on a picture file Preview attempts to open the file but then quits or shuts the computer down.  Any help with this?
Here is a part of what I get on the REPORT:
Thu Mar 19 09:57:27 2015
*** Panic Report ***
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Preview
Mac OS version:
14C109
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 14.1.0: Mon Dec 22 23:10:38 PST 2014; root:xnu-2782.10.72~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: DCF5C2D5-16AE-37F5-B2BE-ED127048DFF5
Kernel slide: 0x000000000ac00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800ae00000
__HIB  text base: 0xffffff800ad00000
System model name: iMac13,1 (Mac-00BE6ED71E35EB86)

Hello,
I wouldn't expect to hear from Apple or see any fixes for 10.5.x at all.
Sadly that excerpt doesn't help me at all, we might get more info by having Console open before you try Preview...
Open Console in Applications>Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.
Click on the top line we want, Shift plus click on the bottom line we want, CMD+c to copy, then paste the text in a reply with CMD+v
A few dozen lines should be about right, hundreds or thousands won't likely be readable.

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