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Norwalk Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty In Death Of Girlfriend

NORWALK, Conn. -- A Norwalk man pleaded not guilty Monday to first-degree murder charges stemming from the strangulation death of his longtime girlfriend, according to thehour.com. 

Bertony Thompson pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges on Monday.

Bertony Thompson pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges on Monday.

Photo Credit: Norwalk Police Department

Bertony Thompson, 44, was arrested on Sept. 10 when officers found the body of Jackie Silverman, 62, in an apartment at 141 Wolfpit Ave

Silverman was discovered in the apartment when officers responded on a welfare check on a report of a suicidal male resident, police said. When officers arrived, they forced entry into the apartment, where they found Silverman's body and Thompson unresponsive in a bedroom, police said.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and he was taken to Norwalk Hospital for treatment, police said.

Thompson was arrested and held on a court-set bond of $1 million after he was released from the hospital.

His case was stayed until Oct. 20 while the defense decided whether to pursue a probable cause hearing, thehour.com reported. 

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