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Nov 14, 2007 4:30 pm US/Eastern

Entwistle Loses Latest Bid To Delay Trial

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BOSTON (AP) ― A judge on Wednesday rejected a request to delay the trial of a British man accused of killing his wife and baby before fleeing to England.

Neil Entwistle is accused of fatally shooting his wife, Rachel, and their 9-month-old daughter, Lillian, in their Hopkinton home in January 2006.

Prosecutors say Entwistle was having marital problems and was despondent over mounting debt.

Entwistle's lawyers have twice convinced a judge to postpone the trial, which is set to begin on Jan. 28. But Middlesex Superior Court Judge Diane Kottmyer refused to grant a new two-month delay.

Entwistle's lawyers said they had received more than 9,000 pages of documents and hundreds of photographs from prosecutors since late September. They argued they needed the delay to review the new material, including DNA and ballistic evidence.

"We need more time to properly represent this man charged with first-degree murder," said defense attorney, Elliot Weinstein.

Kottmyer said she would still consider postponing the trial if Entwistle's lawyers could explain more specifically why they needed more time.

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