A spokesman for prosecutors says a grand jury will consider upgrading the charges against David A. Steeves in light of her death. The 43-year-old Center Moriches man has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and is being held without bail.
Defense lawyer Joseph Hanshe (HAN'-shee) says Steeves "absolutely, emphatically denies" poisoning his 41-year-old wife with potassium cyanide and has been devastated by her sickness.
Hanshe says the couple had separated after 16 years of marriage. Their two teenaged children are in a relative's care.
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