LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) – A man stands accused of fatally stabbing his 82-year-old wife in Wantagh, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
Mary Heaton, 82, was found dead during a wellness check Saturday around 11:50 a.m. at a residence on Oakland Avenue, police said. She was lying on the floor with multiple stab wounds, police said.
Her husband, Anthony Heaton, 74, pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Sunday, court records show.
Anthony Heaton was expected back in court Tuesday, court records show.
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