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April 11, 2006

Entwistle pleads not guilty to killing wife, baby

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A British man accused of killing his wife and nine-month-old daughter pleaded not guilty to murder charges today during his arraignment in Superior Court.

Neil Entwistle, 27, is charged with two counts of murder and firearms charges in the Jan. 20 slayings of his wife, Rachel, 27, and their baby daughter, Lillian Rose.

He stood silent and somber as a court clerk read the murder charges. His lawyer told the judge they would waive the reading of the weapons charges and asked him to enter a not guilty plea on Entwistle's behalf to all counts.

Entwistle has been held without bail in a Cambridge jail since he was originally arraigned in Framingham District Court on Feb. 16. His indictment on March 28 moved the case to Middlesex Superior Court, where he was arraigned today.

Rachel Entwistle's mother and stepfather, Priscilla and Joseph Matterazzo, and about a dozen other friends and family members watched the proceedings, which lasted only five minutes. The women wore pink roses in honor of Lillian Rose, who would have turned 1 on Sunday.

Read the full Associated Press story.

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