NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — Ruth Miller , the Amish woman accused of multiple charges in the death of her 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake last month, appeared for her arraignment Monday in Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court.

Miller, the 40-year-old from Millersburg, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

The seven-count indictment against Miller came last week after the deaths of her husband and four-year-old son at Atwood Lake during the weekend of Aug. 23-24. The charges include:

1 count of aggravated murder of her four-year-old son, citing prior calculation and design

1 count of murder related to her son

1 count of felonious assault related to her son

1 count of child endangering involving her 15-year-old daughter

3 counts of domestic violence affecting her 15-year-old daugh

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