Pregnant Woman’s Death Was Accident or Suicide, Husband’s Lawyers Tell Trial

Pregnant Woman’s Death Was Accident or Suicide, Husband’s Lawyers Tell Trial
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TORONTO—Lawyers for a former Toronto pastor accused in the drowning of his pregnant wife argued on Feb. 26, that the woman died in a “tragic accident'' or took her own life after growing suspicious that her husband was still cheating on her.

Philip Grandine is accused of secretly sedating his wife with anti-anxiety medication or giving her the drug so that she would be less alert while he continued a clandestine affair with her friend.