WRENTHAM, Mass. -- A man accused of fatally stabbing his aunt in the Plainville home they shared has been ordered held without bail.
Randall Carpeno, 41, pleaded not guilty to a murder charge Tuesday in Wrentham District Court.
Police say he stabbed his aunt April Mackie, 56, then put her body in a closet.
District Attorney William Keating says the suspect's friend from Texas alerted local police.
He says police who went to the apartment for a well-being check on Mackie were turned away by Carpeno, who said his aunt was not at home. The body was discovered Monday night.
A pretrial hearing is scheduled for April 29.
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