GRAND FORKS, ND (trfnews.i234.me) — The trial for Joshua Temple, a 41-year-old former Grand Forks business owner, has been delayed. Temple faces multiple charges related to allegations of domestic abuse against his late wife, Whitney Temple, a 33-year-old doctor who was battling a rare bone cancer at the time of the incidents.
Police reports indicate that Temple expressed frustration with caring for his wife during her illness. Medical experts noted that returning Whitney to her husband’s care would have jeopardized her survival. She passed away a few months later, with the medical examiner attributing her death to complications from cancer.
Temple’s trial was originally set to begin in three weeks. However, both the prosecution and defense cited over 4,000 pages of new evidence requiring review. Court filings suggest optimism from both parties that a plea agreement may soon be reached.
I’m Chris Harper reporting for trfnews.i234.me