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YONKERS, N.Y. - A real estate developer who was shot in the head as he slept
at home says his cheating wife did it in an attempt to kill him and avoid a
messy divorce.
Kenneth Dearden provided an unusually detailed look at the case from his
point of view by filing a lawsuit against his wife, a New York Police
Department psychologist, a year after the shooting and two weeks before she
was arrested. He said he was sleeping in their upscale suburban home on Nov.
14, 2013, and woke up with a searing pain in his jaw - from a gunshot to the
base of his skull. He survived, possibly because the shooter apparently used
an antique derringer that had been a gift to his wife from her parents.
Dearden said his wife had been having an affair with a man since 2011 and
the man was pressuring her to end her 18-year marriage.
"With Plaintiff no longer in the picture, Defendant could avoid a
contentious divorce, keep the marital home and never admit the marital
infidelity to any family or friends," says Dearden's lawsuit, which alleges
assault, battery and emotional distress and seeks unspecified damages.
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