Nancy Kerrigan father dies, Mark Kerrigan arrested

The brother , Mark Kerrigan of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan has been charged with assaulting their 70-year-old father, who was found dead over the weekend in the family's Massachusetts home.


Woburn District Court Clerk John Teevan says 45-year-old Mark Kerrigan faces arraignment Monday on a charge of assault and battery on a person over 60 that resulted in injuries. Teevan identified the victim of the assault as Daniel Kerrigan.

The Middlesex district attorney's office says police responded to the home of Daniel and Brenda Kerrigan around 1:30 a.m. Sunday over reports of an unresponsive man. The man was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Brenda Kerrigan told the Boston Herald that her husband died of a heart attack and there was nothing suspicious about the death.

Nancy Kerrigan, a two-time Olympic medalist, lives in nearby Lynville, Mass.

She was the victim of a vicious attack in 1994 orchestrated by rival skater Tonya Harding, whose ex-husband, Jeff Gilooly, hired a hit man to assault Kerrigan during a practice sessions at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Kerrigan recovered from the assault and went on to win silver at the 1994 Winter Olympics, while Harding would receive a lifetime ban from the U.S. Figure Skating Association for her role in the attack.