PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The sentencing of a Portland man who pleaded guilty to the strangulation death of his girlfriend has been delayed because of the state court system’s response to the new coronavirus.

Sixty-two-year-old Gregory Vance was supposed to be sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to murder under an agreement that caps his sentence at 35 years.

Court documents indicate Vance told police the victim, 59-year-old Patricia Grassi, was “tormenting” and “slapping” him.

The hearing was delayed indefinitely after most routine court proceedings were ordered postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.