Man Accused of Fatally Beating Wife Arraigned at Hospital

A Peabody, Massachusetts, man suspected of fatally beating his estranged wife is headed to court

A Peabody, Massachusetts, man suspected of fatally beating his estranged wife pled not guilty from his hospital bed Monday.

Joseph Buonanduci was arraigned Monday on a murder charge in connection with the death last week of 45-year-old Donna Buonanduci. He was ordered held without bail.

Police say the couple's son went to Joseph Buonanduci's home on Friday night after Donna Buonanduci failed to return from a visit there. Seeing signs of a violent struggle, he called police. Officers found the woman beaten to death in the home.

Joseph Buonanduci was arrested Saturday after a 20-minute high-speed police chase that ended on Interstate 495 in Amesbury.

Buonanduci was taken to the Anna Jacques Hospital with minor injuries. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Peabody District Court on April 28.

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