Man Charged With Murder in Death of Mother-in-Law

Maine State Police have charged a Peru, Maine, man with murder in connection with the death of a woman found Saturday

Maine State Police have charged a Peru, Maine, man with murder in connection with the death of a woman found Saturday.

Paul Orchard, 33, was arrested as he was discharged from a hospital. He was found at the scene of a home on Main Street with undisclosed injuries.

He has been charged in connection of the death of his mother-in-law, Paula Nuttall, 57, who died in the home they shared.

Additional information on Nuttall’s death and Orchard’s injuries are expected to be released with Orchard’s first court appearance on either Tuesday or Wednesday.

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