Husband instructed cops his pregnant spouse ‘died by suicide’. Now he’s been charged along with her homicide | EUROtoday

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A Houston man has been arrested and charged with capital homicide after he allegedly tried to persuade police that his spouse had died by suicide.

Houston police took Lee Mongerson Gilley, 38, into custody 4 days after his spouse, Christa Gilley, was reported useless, KHOU-11 reviews.

Gilley referred to as 911 on October 7 to report that his spouse had suffered an overdose and that he had been trying CPR to revive her. Christa, 38, was 9 weeks pregnant on the time of her demise, based on medical expert’s information. The couple’s two kids had been at house on the evening of their mom’s demise. Christa was pronounced useless at a neighborhood hospital.

An examination of Christa’s physique revealed that she had accidents in step with strangulation. An post-mortem later revealed that she died “due to compression of the neck,” based on NBC-2 Houston.

When investigators questioned Gilley about his spouse, he allegedly admitted that she was not a drug person and had not expressed suicidal ideas to him.

Investigators additionally decided that the couple had been preventing previous to her demise. Gilley reportedly instructed police that the couple had fought earlier within the night and that he had gone to sleep. He mentioned when he awakened, he discovered her unresponsive.

Police arrested Gilley on Friday and was booked into the Harris County Jail. His bond request was denied on Saturday, and his first court docket look is scheduled for Monday.

The Houston Heights Association will bear in mind Christa with a vigil on Tuesday.

“Our Heights community is coming together to celebrate the life of Christa Bauer Gilley and [to] offer support to her family and loved ones during this difficult time,” the group mentioned in a Facebook submit asserting the occasion.

The vigil is scheduled to be held in Marion Park starting at 7pm native time.