Former Stratford Resident Pursuing Insanity Defense in Murder and Shooting Trial

It appears the attorneys representing Scott Gellatly, 47, of Oxford, who is accused of killing his estranged wife and shooting his mother-in-law, appears to be pursuing an insanity defense, reports the Connecticut Post.

Gellatly, a former Stratford resident, appeared briefly in Superior Court, Milford on Tuesday. The one-year anniversary of the murder and shooting is soon coming up. His case was continued until May 12.

He remains under suicide watch at a Newtown prison, the Post reports.

According to the Hartford Courant, Gellatly, allegedly broke into the Oxford home of his wife’s parents, Douglas and Merry Jackson, on the morning of May 7 where he fatally shot his wife Lori Gellatly and seriously injured his mother-in-law, Merry Jackson.

Gellatly is facing several counts including murder, attempted murder, first-degree assault, home invasion, first-degree burglary and first-degree robbery. He is being imprisoned in lieu of a $2 million bond.

Read the full Connecticut Post story here.