Woman killed by blunt trauma; Medical examiner reports extent of injuries in Shrewsbury slaying.

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Byline: Elaine Thompson

SHREWSBURY - Maureen A. Rosiello, who was allegedly killed by her husband during a vicious domestic attack, died of "blunt trauma of head, torso, and extremities," the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported yesterday.

The 44-year-old mother of two suffered injuries "of skull, ribs, vertebra, brain, lung and liver, and extensive soft tissue hemorrhage. The manner of death is homicide," the report states.

Keith M. Rosiello, 44, of 32 Deerfield Road, Shrewsbury, has been held without bail since his arrest Feb. 4. He is charged with one count of murder and is due back in court March 22.

Mr. Rosiello's sister, Lisa Ricardo, 38, of 106 Wilbur St., Raynham, who was allegedly at the home when her brother physically fought with his wife, is charged with being an accessory after the fact of murder and two counts of child endangerment. Mrs. Ricardo's husband posted her $20,000 cash bail Feb. 9. As conditions of her release, she had to surrender her passport, remain in Massachusetts, stay away from the victim's two children, and wear a GPS monitoring device.

At a Westboro District Court hearing Monday, Judge David B. Locke denied a motion by Mrs. Ricardo's lawyer that the charge of being an accessory after the fact of murder be dropped because she is related to Mr. Rosiello.

When Mrs. Ricardo arrived at her brother's home the evening of Feb. 3, her sister-in-law was allegedly lying on a couch, bloody from a head injury. After another altercation, Mrs. Rosiello was left on the couch.

The brother and sister allegedly performed CPR and tried to resuscitate Mrs. Rosiello. They told police they planned to stay awake during the night to monitor her condition, but they fell asleep. Mr. Rosiello allegedly woke his sister at 6 a.m. and told her his wife had died. Mrs. Ricardo then allegedly told her brother...