| A woman who allegedly told police she strangled her daughter because the young woman was disrespectful pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder.pStacey Pagli, 38, stood silent, looking haggard in handcuffs and a gray sweat suit, during a brief appearance in Westchester County Court. Her husband, who shouted angrily at her during an earlier court hearing, did not attend the arraignment./ppPagli is charged with killing 18-year-old Marissa Pagli on Feb. 22 in their staff apartment on the campus of Manhattanville College in Purchase. Marissa was a freshman at the school and her father is a maintenance supervisor./ppIn court papers released last week, police quoted Stacey Pagli as saying her daughter was disrespectful all the time and the strangling occurred after she pushed my last button./ppShe said she attempted suicide after the killing by cutting her wrist and trying to hang herself. She is on suicide watch at the county jail./ppPagli did not speak at Wednesday's session. Defense lawyer Allan Focarile entered the not guilty plea. He did not seek bail and did not say whether he plans a defense on psychiatric grounds./p |
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