Dismembered man’s wife pleads not guilty in his killing

AKRON, Ohio – An Ohio woman accused of fatally shooting her husband in the head and dismembering his body has pleaded not guilty in a county court.

Authorities say 49-year-old Marcia Eubank shot 54-year-old Howard Eubank in June, put his remains in containers around their Akron-area home and acknowledged the killing after their son found the remains in December.

Marcia Eubank pleaded not guilty to charges including aggravated murder, corpse abuse and evidence-tampering at her arraignment Friday in Summit County court. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that she remained jailed on $1 million bond.

Defence attorney Brian Pierce says Eubank suffered physical and mental abuse in her marriage. Pierce has said mental health professionals will evaluate Eubank to help with her defence.

The Eubanks were married for about 25 years.