CHRISTOPHER Murray, the Northeast Philadelphia man charged in August with killing his wife in Pennypack Park, yesterday was ordered to stand trial for her murder.
During much of the preliminary hearing before Municipal Judge Teresa Carr Deni, Murray covered his eyes with his hands, which were handcuffed.
The fight, which took place as the couple sat on a bench near the Crispin ball field, was sparked by her anger over his sending text messages to another woman, the defendant said in his statement.
Connie Murray, who was born without her right arm below the elbow, became angry and started pointing her finger in his face and smacked him, Murray's statement said.
"I was holding her arms, then I just snapped," Peterman said, reading from Murray's statement.
When detectives asked if he choked his wife, Murray, who is 6 feet 2 and weighs more than 200 pounds, replied: "Yes, I guess I must have. I don't remember doing it."