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Caregiver ordered to trial in death of man, 92

TOBYHANNA (AP) An eastern Pennsylvania woman has been ordered to stand trial on charges of having killed the elderly man for whom she was caring.

The Pocono Record reports that a district judge found sufficient evidence Tuesday to send the case against 56-year-old Judith Marc of Tobyhanna to trial in Monroe County Court.Police said 92-year-old William Collins was found dead in his wheelchair Dec. 27 in Marc's home. They said he had suffered a broken neck and head trauma.Court documents said Marc was the lone beneficiary of the victim's estate. Authorities allege she had tried to take out a $500,000 life insurance policy on him a few months earlier.Defense attorneys argue that there is no evidence that Marc caused the man's death.