With A Possible Trial Approaching, Manayunk Man Charged With Murder Speaks Out

in their home in the 100 block of Markle Street, the case is getting closer to trial and the 52-year-old still maintains his innocence, an article on Newsworks stated.

Gregory Mitros after officers responded to the couple's home and found Mitros' wife Lynda, 64, dead.

"When I grabbed it with one hand, her other hand came up. We both had two hands on it, struggling when, boom, it just happened," Mitros told Newsworks.

Since the summer, Mitros and his defense team have maintained his innocence calling his wife's death a tragic accident.

In the Newsworks article, Mitros claims that his wife had been suicidal for years, but that is an avenue the district attorney's office is not pursuing.

A pre-trial conference is scheduled for Dec. 6, the Newsworks article stated, adding that even though a plea deal has been discussed, Mitros said he will not plead guilty to something he did not do.

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