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A woman has been arrested on a murder charge after her boyfriend was found dead at their home in central Maine on Friday morning, police said.
Heidi Tasker, 36, was taken to a hospital after her arrest in the death of Luke Norris, 41, at their home on Old County Road in Etna, Maine State Police said.
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She was later brought to Penobscot County Jail, where she was being held without bail ahead of a court appearance Monday. It wasn't immediately clear if she had an attorney who could speak to her her arrest.
Sheriff's deputies were called to the home about 6:40 a.m. and found Norris dead, police said. Investigators spent the day processing evidence at the scene, leading to Tasker's arrest.
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Police didn't say why Tasker is suspected of killing Norris, whose died of multiple sharp-force injuries, according to the state medical examiner's office, which found he died by homicide.
Etna is a small town west of Bangor.
Police initially gave a different age for Tasker.
