.... ~ Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 1910 •:• 1 01 st Year, 39th Issue © 2010 October 8, 2010 www.newarkpostonllne.com Newark, Del. Man charged with murder of his wife· By MARK CORRIGAN Taste of Newark brought more
[email protected]. than 1,000 people to the lawn of Old The Newark Police College on the University of Delaware have charged Michael J. Newark campus. The event featured a O'Donoghue, 68, of the 300 vast selection of food and wine from block of Lynley Lane, with many of Newark's restaurants as well Murder 1st Degree and weap as music from the Royal Palm Steel ons offenses in the death of Band. (See story on the battle of the his wife in their home early chefs at the event on page 2.) Monday morning. Lynley Lane is off Paper Mill Road and near the Newark Reservoir. The vic (PHOTOS BY OOUG RAINEY) tim was identified as Nancy L. O'Donoghue, 67. No possible motive has yet been determi appeared to be alcohol was ined. found at the foot of the bed. Police reported the Newark A doctor at the Christiana 911 Center received a call · Hospital Emergency from the defendant at 3:51 Department pronounced a.m. During the call, Michael Donoghue dead at 4:25 a.m. via O'Donoghue asked for the communications with paramed police, stating he had shot his ics on the scene. wife. Police obtained a search O'Donoghue followed the warrant and found a black commands of the 911 operator revolver in the family room and surrendered to the respond after a search of the residence.