Apr 16, 2009 1:51 pm US/Eastern
Muslim Accused Of Beheading Wife Gives DNA Swab
BUFFALO (AP) ―
The co-founder of a Muslim-American television station accused of beheading his wife submitted to a court-ordered DNA swab after a procedural hearing in advance of his trial.
Muzzammil Hassan did not speak during a brief appearance Thursday in Erie County Court in Buffalo, where he is expected to be tried later this year for murder. He has pleaded not guilty.
A judge ordered the saliva swab at the request of prosecutor Colleen Curtin Gable. His lawyer, James Harrington, did not object.
Hassan, a 44-year-old native of Pakistan, is due back in court June 4.
Hassan is accused of killing Aasiya Hassan in February at the offices of the Bridges television network they began together.
He is being held without bail.
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