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Reading man pleads not guilty in mother’s fatal shooting, held without bail

Ryan M. Hanafin, 22, pleaded not guilty to murder and weapons charges in Woburn District Court Thursday. He is accused of killing his mother, Andria Hanafin, at their Reading home on Oct. 8.

Reading man pleads not guilty in mother’s fatal shooting, held without bail

A 22-year-old Reading man accused of fatally shooting his mother was ordered held without bail Thursday after pleading not guilty to murder and weapons charges in Woburn District Court.

Ryan M. Hanafin is charged in the Oct. 8 killing of Andria Hanafin, 49, at the family’s home. The charges are allegations; Hanafin has pleaded not guilty.

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