The trial for a Greensburg man charged with the beating and strangulation death of a Vandergrift woman two years ago will begin in April.
Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Tim Krieger on Tuesday granted a defense request to delay the trial for Walter W. Cable by two months. The trial had been set for February.
Cable, 27, is charged with criminal homicide, conspiracy, robbery and abuse of a corpse in connection with the death of 34-year-old Ronny Cable of Vandergrift, whose charred remains were found in a wooded section of Derry Township. Police said Ronny Cable was bludgeoned to death with a hammer and strangled during a robbery before her body and belongings were burned in an attempt to cover up the crime.
Walter Cable and Ronny Cable were not related, according to police.
No trial date has been scheduled for Walter Cable’s co-defendant, Devin Akamichi, 27, of Murrysville. Akamichi, who faces similar charges, cooperated with investigators and assisted police in locating Ronny Cable’s body a month after she was killed. He also testified against Walter Cable during a pretrial hearing.
