A man from Linwood, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on November 20, 2024, to serve between 5 to 14 years in state prison for stabbing a woman and kicking her off a roof nearly two years ago. Anthony A. Mguidich, aged 21, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted murder, with all other charges being dismissed as part of a plea agreement facilitated by Deputy District Attorney Gina Gorbey and defense attorney Charles Feeley.
The violent incident occurred on December 18, 20237:32 a.m. Witnesses reported seeing Mguidich on the second-story roof of a residence on Huddle Avenue, brandishing a silver knife and attacking the victim. The woman sustained a serious stab wound to her neck and was found covered in blood on the grass outside the property. Officers provided immediate assistance until medical personnel arrived. She was subsequently transported to a local hospital, where she was intubated and listed in critical condition but ultimately survived.
Details in the affidavit prepared by Lower Chichester Patrolman Christopher Houpt and Delaware County Detective Vincent Port indicate that multiple eyewitnesses observed Mguidich inflicting the stabbing before pushing the victim off the roof. Following the attack, he returned inside the house, where police later apprehended him. A sizable silver knife and a significant amount of blood were discovered in the vicinity of where he was taken into custody. No clear motive for the assault was established in the case documentation.
Mguidich was initially held on $1 million cash bail and had a preliminary hearing scheduled for January 2024, which did not occur. He was transferred to Norristown State Hospital in April 2024 for treatment. By September, Feeley informed Common Pleas Court Judge G. Michael Green that Mguidich had regained competency to stand trial. After waiving a preliminary hearing in December 2024, he was formally arraigned in January 2025. The case faced multiple delays until the plea hearing in November 2024, during which a psychiatric evaluation was ordered prior to sentencing.
During the sentencing hearing, Mguidich expressed remorse for his actions. He identified the victim as his stepmother and claimed he had no intention of causing her harm. “I love my stepmom,” Mguidich stated, adding, “I wish I had an explanation for what happened that day.” He described experiencing a severe psychotic episode prior to the attack, during which he believed he was being followed and that those closest to him posed a threat to his life.
Judge Green acknowledged Mguidich’s sincere apology and noted the defendant’s lack of a prior criminal record. He indicated that Mguidich’s mental health crisis likely contributed to the violent incident, which he characterized as an act committed during a state of psychosis rather than malice. The judge mandated that Mguidich undergo one year of reentry supervision upon his release and prohibited any inappropriate contact with the victim.
In addition to his prison sentence, Green recommended that Mguidich serve the remainder of his time in a state facility equipped to provide psychiatric care. The court credited him for time served beginning from his arrest date.
