BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP The trial of a Masury man charged with aggravated murder and abuse of a corpse for the shooting death of his sister in March has been postponed as his attorney pursues an insanity plea.

Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Sean J. O'Brien granted a defense motion to delay the trial for John Zanolli, 62, who was scheduled to appear in court on Monday.

Zanolli’s attorney, who has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, has been granted a motion to have his client undergo a forensic evaluation of his competency to stand trial.

According to Brookfield police, the body of 65-year-old Janice Zanolli was found inside the sibling’s home on 3rd Street with a gunshot wound to the head.

Officers found her brother, John Zanolli, in the home with a gun, threatenin

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