Atlanta --
Family Drama in figure skating star Nancy Kerrigan. Her brother Mark is said to have killed the common father.
CNN reported, citing government sources, that was found unconscious, the 70-year-old Daniel Kerrigan after an emergency call at his home in Massachusetts. He died shortly afterwards in hospital.
Subsequently, the heavily inebriated Mark Kerrigan (arrested 45). He has made massive resistance to the arrest. The 45-year-old is said to have strangled his father because he was not allowed to use the phone, the Boston Globe.
At the court hearing the son wept, pleaded not guilty. He was placed on bail of $ 10,000 initially released.
According to his lawyer for the Army veteran from post-traumatic stress disorder and is suffering from a psychological treatment.
Nancy Kerrigan (40) now arrived at her parents' house where the tragedy happened.
The 40-year-old in 1994, was victim of assassination has become legendary iron rod by her teammate Tonya Harding. Harding's former husband had hired a racket. The storm on 6 January 1994 to Nancy during training and smashed her knee.
Kerrigan had to give up a start at the U.S. title fights - Tonya Harding won. The title was stripped of her later, when her involvement in the assassination came to light.
Nancy Kerrigan made it to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, where she won silver.
