PITTSBURGH — Pro wrestler and former Olympian Kurt Angle released a brief statement on Twitter Monday night, addressing the murder charges faced by his older brother David.
https://twitter.com/RealKurtAngle/status/646123213043466241
Angle Tweeted:
<em>"This has been a very trying time for everyone in my family. We ask that you respect our privacy to mourn our loss. <span>I love my family very much and will support them every way I can.</span>"</em>
https://twitter.com/RealKurtAngle/status/646123236250525696
David Angle, 62, has been jailed on charges he killed his wife during an argument about vodka at their Dormont home.
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Police said he began arguing with 57-year-old Donna Angle about 3 a.m. Sunday.
According to the criminal complaint, the suspect told police his wife tried to kick him during the argument, so he dragged her off a couch by grabbing both of her arms, then put his foot on her chest while continuing to pull her arms.
When his wife went unconscious and he couldn't revive her, Angle called 911.
Angle is one of four older brothers of Kurt, 46, who grew up in Mount Lebanon.
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