Houston man charged in pregnant wife’s death, first reported as suicide

A Houston antheral has been charged with superior execution successful the death of his large wife, conscionable days aft telling authorities she overdosed from a termination attempt, according to aggregate section reports.

Lee Mongerson Gilley, 38, is accused of sidesplitting his wife, Christa Gilley, astatine the couple’s residence successful the vicinity of Greater Heights earlier this week, authorities said Saturday.

The decease of the 38-year-old unfortunate was initially reported arsenic a suicide, according to the Houston Police Department.

Officers responded to a residence connected Allston St. astir 11:30 p.m. Monday erstwhile a man, who was aboriginal identified arsenic Lee Gilley, said helium recovered an big pistillate unresponsive wrong the home.

Lee reportedly called 911 and said helium was performing CPR connected his wife, section presumption KHOU reported.

The victim, aboriginal identified arsenic his wife, was transported to a adjacent hospital, wherever she was pronounced dead.

“Hospital unit indicated the pistillate had bruising and evident trauma to her face,” the HPD said.

On Friday, the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences said an autopsy recovered the unfortunate died “due to compression of the neck,” and her decease was ruled a homicide. The autopsy besides revealed Gilley was astir 8 weeks pregnant, authorities said.

Charges were past filed against Lee Gilley, who was arrested without incidental connected Friday and booked into Harris County Jail.

He had a probable origin proceeding connected Saturday and is due backmost successful tribunal connected Monday, reported CW39 Houston.

Capital murder, the astir terrible signifier of homicide nether Texas law, tin effect successful the decease penalty.