Brenda Kerrigan Blamed Her Husband's Death on a Heart Attack

As the news breaks about the tragic death of Nancy Kerrigan's father, her mother blamed a heart attack for her husband's passing, after a fight with his son Mark.

Daniel Kerrigan, the father of Olympic skating champion Nancy Kerrigan, was the one everybody saw carrying a crying Nancy Kerrigan to get help after she was attacked in the infamous incident involving the husband of her skating rival Tonya Harding. The family, including the wife and a sister of the dad, are so far indicating that they do not blame the son for the incident, saying instead it was because of a heart attack and not the son's fault. Mark Kerrigan, does have a history of domestic violence arrests, and he was sued by his parents leading to an incarceration in 2008.

Brenda Kerrigan Blamed Her Husband's Death on a Heart Attack

Kerrigan's mother, Brenda, refuted claims that her husband's death was suspicious, telling the Boston Herald that he died of a "massive heart attack." "My God. He had a heart attack," she told the newspaper. "That's what it was." Kerrigan, who has a lengthy criminal record, faces a maximum of up to five years in prison and is being held on $10,000 cash bail.

Brenda Kerrigan Blamed Her Husband's Death on a Heart Attack