DEDHAM, Mass. (Court TV) — A Massachusetts doctor accused of killing his wife is facing life in prison if convicted at trial.
Dr. Ingolf Tuerk , 63, is accused of strangling Kathleen McLean, 45, to death in their Dover home in May 2020 and dumping her body in a nearby pond.
FILE – Dr. Ingolf Tuerk appears in court. (Court TV)
Tuerk’s defense has argued in court documents that McLean died during a drunken fight between the two over their relationship. The couple had recently dropped efforts to divorce each other, according to defense filings, and were attempting to reconcile after a tumultuous period that included McLean reporting Tuerk to police for physical abuse and Tuerk’s suspicions that McLean was cheating on him…