Nancy Kerrigan's father dies; brother charged in attack

Nancy Kerrigan's father dies; brother charged in attack

By Milton Valencia, Peter Schworm, and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff

WOBURN -- The brother of Olympics skating star Nancy Kerrigan was ordered held on $10,000 cash bail today, charged with assaulting their father, who was found unresponsive in his Stoneham home early Sunday morning and later died, authorities said.

"He [Mark Kerrigan] stated that he wanted to use the phone and his father would not let him,'' according to a Stoneham police report filed in court."He said that he struggled with his father and put his hands around his father's neck and his father fell to the floor. He said that his father was faking it.''


The death of 70-year-old Daniel Kerrigan remains under investigation, and police said this morning that his son, 45-year-old Mark D. Kerrigan, has not been charged with murder. The cause of death for the elder Kerrigan is undetermined pending an autopsy by the state medical examiner's office.

Mark Kerrigan pleaded not guilty today to all charges and was ordered held on $10,000 cash bail. He was described by his attorney as an unemployed plumber and an Army veteran with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder who regularly receives counseling.
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