J. Michael Farren's criminal trial begins Monday, July 7, CTNews.com reported. Judge Richard Comerford made the unusual ruling after Farren said that attending the trial could cause him significant psychological problems, CTNews.com said.
He is accused of brutally beating his wife, Mary Margaret Farren, with a Maglite flashlight in their New Canaan home on Jan. 6, 2010, two days after she served him with divorce papers. She is expected to testify.
Farren is facing 70 years in prison if found guilty of attempted murder, risk of injury to a child and two counts of first-degree assault.
A jury in a civil trial has already awarded $28 million in damages to Mary Margaret Farren in the incident.
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